5 wildland firefighter jobs are open on the Santa Fe National Forest right now. 2 need no experience. The forest is in New Mexico. You could work in 8 towns on it.
See the 5 open jobs โ5 open job ads name a town on this forest, live from USAJOBS. Jobs that need no experience are first.
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$71Kโ$118K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$77Kโ$129K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$84Kโ$141K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$84Kโ$141K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$84Kโ$141K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
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The government posts new fire jobs most Mondays. Every Tuesday morning we email you the new ones, so you can apply first. 16 jobs are open right now.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe, New Mexico | 0 | 262 |
| Jemez Springs, New Mexico | 0 | 218 |
| Cuba, New Mexico | 0 | 208 |
| Pecos, New Mexico | 0 | 202 |
| Coyote, New Mexico | 0 | 178 |
| Espanola, New Mexico | 0 | 172 |
| Los Alamos, New Mexico | 5 | 140 |
| Las Vegas, New Mexico | 0 | 53 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Coyote Ranger District Office | Coyote, New Mexico | 2810 Hwy 96 Bldg 20 Directions |
| Cuba Ranger District Office | Cuba, New Mexico | 04B County Road 11 Directions Call (575) 289-3264 |
| Espanola Ranger District Office | Espanola, New Mexico | 18537 US84/285 Directions Call (505) 753-7331 |
| Jemez Ranger District Office | Jemez Springs, New Mexico | 051 Woodsy Lane State Road 4 Directions Call (575) 829-3535 |
| Valles Caldera Office Office | Jemez Springs, New Mexico | 090 Villa Louis Martin Directions |
| Pecos-Las Vegas Ranger District (Las Vegas Airport) Office | Las Vegas, New Mexico | 910 Airport Rd Directions |
| Pecos-Las Vegas Ranger District-Las Vegas Station Office | Las Vegas, New Mexico | 1926 N 7th St Directions Call (505) 425-3534 |
| Espanola Ranger District-East Jemez Interagency Fire Center Fire base | Los Alamos, New Mexico | 68 Frijoles Mesa Dr Directions |
| Santa Fe Helitack-Bandelier National Monument Fire base | Los Alamos, New Mexico | 15 Entrance Rd Directions |
| Pecos-Las Vegas Ranger District Office | Pecos, New Mexico | 32 S Main St Directions |
| Santa Fe Interagency Dispatch Center Also here: Santa Fe National Forest and Interagency Dispatch Center Dispatch center | Santa Fe, New Mexico | 11 Forest LN Directions Call (505) 438-5300 (Santa Fe Interagency Dispatch Center) |
| Santa Fe National Forest Hotshots Fire base | Santa Fe, New Mexico | 2558 Cerrillos Rd Directions |
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.
A hotshot crew is a 20-person crew sent to the hardest parts of big fires. From the Forest Service list of hotshot crews.
47 fires started inside the forest boundary since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Together they cover 16,010 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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