1 wildland firefighter job is open on the Sawtooth National Forest right now. 1 needs no experience. The forest is in Idaho. You could work in 6 towns on it.
See the 1 open job โ1 open job ad names 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 ~$77Kโ$129K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Burley, Idaho | 1 | 394 |
| Ketchum, Idaho | 0 | 374 |
| Stanley, Idaho | 0 | 360 |
| Fairfield, Idaho | 0 | 342 |
| Shoshone, Idaho | 0 | 160 |
| Jerome, Idaho | 0 | 124 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Minidoka Ranger District Office | Burley, Idaho | 2306 Hiland Ave Directions Call 208-678-0430 |
| Fairfield Ranger District Office | Fairfield, Idaho | 102 First Street E Directions Call 208-764-3202 |
| Sawtooth National Forest Office | Jerome, Idaho | 370 American Ave Directions Call 208-737-3200 |
| North Fork Helibase Fire base | Ketchum, Idaho | 15 N Fork Canyon Rd Directions |
| Sawtooth National Recreation Area | Ketchum, Idaho | 5 N Fork Canyon Rd Directions Call 208-727-5000 |
| Sawtooth Valley Work Center Work center | Ketchum, Idaho | HC 64 Box 9468 Directions |
| Bridgeport Helitack Fire base | Minden, Nevada | 2207 Bellanca A2 Directions |
| South Central Idaho Interagency Dispatch Center Dispatch center | Shoshone, Idaho | 213 W F St Directions |
| Sawtooth National Recreation Area-Stanley Ranger Station Office | Stanley, Idaho | HC 64 Box 9900 442 Ranger Station Rd Directions |
| Ketchum Ranger Station Office | Sun Valley, Idaho | 206 Sun Valley Rd Directions Call 208-622-0090 |
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.
33 fires started inside the forest boundary since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Together they cover 242 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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