โ† Wildland firefighter jobs in Alaska

Wildland Firefighter Jobs in Fairbanks, Alaska

Federal fire job ads list Fairbanks as a town to work in. Since 2016, 409 job ads named Fairbanks. 51 needed no experience.

3 jobs open in Fairbanks right now (1 need no experience) โ†’

3

jobs open now. 1 needs no experience.

6

no-experience job ads in a typical year

8

fires started within 50 miles since July 2026. 8 stayed under 10 acres.

Wildland firefighter jobs open in Fairbanks right now

3 open job ads name Fairbanks, live from USAJOBS. Jobs that need no experience are first. An ad that says "Multiple Locations" covers Fairbanks and other towns.

Wildland Firefighter

Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior

๐ŸŒฑ Entry level ยท no experience $48,424โ€“$74,970/yr GW-4โ€“6 Apply by Oct 23

๐Ÿ’ฐ ~$77Kโ€“$129K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)

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Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Unit Fire Chief)

Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior

$112,824โ€“$146,671/yr GW-13 Apply by Oct 22

๐Ÿ’ฐ ~$162Kโ€“$272K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)

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Wildland Firefighter (Hotshot Squad Boss)

Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior

$52,957โ€“$81,343/yr GW-5โ€“7 Apply by Oct 15

๐Ÿ’ฐ ~$84Kโ€“$141K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)

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When Fairbanks hires

๐ŸŒฑ No experience needed

  • In a typical year, 6 no-experience job ads name Fairbanks.
  • Most job ads open in February, October, and November.
  • Federal fire jobs post in the fall and winter for the next summer. Apply months before fire season.

No-experience job ads by fire season (the summer you'd work):

2
'18
5
'19
5
'20
3
'21
4
'22
5
'23
12
'24
7
'25
7
'26
1
'27

'27 is next summer. Its jobs are still being posted, so that bar is not final.

Who posts jobs here

  • Bureau of Land Management (338 job ads)
  • National Park Service (46 job ads)
  • Office of the Secretary of the Interior (22 job ads)
  • Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (2 job ads)
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (1 job ad)

See what wildland firefighters make, with overtime and hazard pay.

Counts come from federal job ads on USAJOBS since 2016. One ad can cover many towns, so this counts ads, not people hired.

Fairbanks on the map

Fairbanks Forest Service building Where a fire started

Forest Service buildings in Fairbanks

These are the buildings where Forest Service people work in Fairbanks. A job ad names the town. It does not name the building.

Building Address
State and Private Forestry-Fairbanks AK 222 University Ave
Fairbanks, Alaska 99709 Directions

Source: U.S. Forest Service office locations. We last checked it on October 12, 2026. The Forest Service gives no phone for this building.

Fires within 50 miles of Fairbanks

8 fires started within 50 miles since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Most were small: 8 of the 8 stayed under 10 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field.

The distance is from Fairbanks to the point where each fire was first reported. Fire data comes from the government's national fire list.

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