No wildland firefighter jobs are open on the Payette National Forest today. Most of its job ads open in August, September, and October. Get the email and you will know when the next ones post. The forest is in Idaho. You could work in 5 towns on it.
Get an email when jobs open →No open job ad names a town on this forest right now. Federal fire jobs post in waves, mostly in the fall and winter. See all open jobs.
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Federal fire job ads name these towns. Pick a town to see its buildings, hiring history, and nearby fires. One ad can cover many towns, so the same job shows up in more than one row.
| Town | Jobs open now | Job ads since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| McCall, Idaho | 0 | 641 |
| New Meadows, Idaho | 0 | 352 |
| Council, Idaho | 0 | 348 |
| Weiser, Idaho | 0 | 226 |
| Cambridge, Idaho Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 17 miles away. | 0 | 25 |
The counts are job ads, not people hired.
The boundary is the Forest Service's own outline.
To ask about a fire job, call the office in the town you want and ask for the fire staff.
| Building | Town | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Council Ranger District Office | Council, Idaho | 2092 Hwy 95 Directions Call 208-253-0100 |
| Mccall Airtanker Base Also here: Payette Interagency Dispatch Center Fire base and dispatch center | Mccall, Idaho | 605 S. Mission St Directions Call 208-634-2757 (Payette Interagency Dispatch Center) |
| Krassel Ranger District Office | McCall, Idaho | 500 N Mission Directions Call 208-634-0600 |
| McCall Ranger District Office | McCall, Idaho | 102 W Lake St Directions Call 208-634-0400 |
| Payette National Forest and Krassel Ranger District Office | McCall, Idaho | 500 N Mission St Directions Call 208-634-0700 |
| Payette National Forest Smokejumper & McCall Airtanker Bases Fire base | McCall, Idaho | 605 S Mission Directions |
| New Meadows Ranger District Office | New Meadows, Idaho | 3674 Hwy 95 Directions Call 208-347-0300 |
| Weiser Ranger District Office | Weiser, Idaho | 851 E 9th St Directions Call 208-549-4200 |
Source: U.S. Forest Service office locations. We last checked it on October 12, 2026. Some phones come from the forest's own website. "Not listed" means the Forest Service does not publish it.
A ranger district is one part of the forest, run from its own office. A dispatch center takes fire reports and sends crews. A tanker base is where firefighting planes load.
18 fires started inside the forest boundary since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Together they cover 3,906 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field. These are the 10 biggest.
We only count fires that started inside the forest. A fire that started outside and burned in is not counted.
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