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Wildland Firefighter Jobs in Phoenix, Arizona

The Forest Service bases fire jobs in Phoenix, on the Tonto National Forest. Since 2016, 169 job ads named Phoenix. 59 needed no experience.

5 jobs open in Phoenix right now (0 need no experience) →

5

jobs open now. 0 need no experience.

6

no-experience job ads in a typical year

8

fires started within 50 miles since July 2026. 6 stayed under 10 acres.

Wildland firefighter jobs open in Phoenix right now

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

Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Unit Fire Chief)

Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior

$112,824–$146,671/yr GW-13 Apply by Oct 22

💰 ~$162K–$272K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)

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Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Fire Program Supervisor)

Location Negotiable After Selection · Office of the Secretary of the Interior

$112,824–$146,671/yr GW-13 Apply by Oct 14

💰 ~$162K–$272K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)

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Wildland Firefighter (Fire Operations Analyst) - Direct Hire Authority

Location Negotiable After Selection · Office of the Secretary of the Interior

$97,564–$126,835/yr GW-12 Apply by Oct 13

💰 ~$141K–$235K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)

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Wildland Fire GIS Specialist

Location Negotiable After Selection · Office of the Secretary of the Interior

$97,564–$126,835/yr GW-12 Apply by Oct 12

💰 ~$141K–$235K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)

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Wildland Firefighter (Assistant Engine Captain)

Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior

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

💰 ~$84K–$141K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)

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When Phoenix hires

🌱 No experience needed

  • In a typical year, 6 no-experience job ads name Phoenix.
  • Most job ads open in July, 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):

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'25
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'26
2
'27

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

Who posts jobs here

  • Forest Service (103 job ads)
  • Bureau of Land Management (49 job ads)
  • Office of the Secretary of the Interior (15 job ads)
  • Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (2 job ads)

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.

Phoenix on the map

Phoenix Forest Service building Tonto National Forest Where a fire started

Forest Service buildings in Phoenix

These are the buildings where Forest Service people work in Phoenix. A job ad names the town. It does not name the building. To ask about a fire job here, call a number below and ask for the fire staff.

Building Address
Recreation Solutions-Phoenix BLM Office Office 21605 N 7th Ave
Phoenix, Arizona 85027 Directions
Tonto National Forest Office 2324 E McDowell Rd
Phoenix, Arizona 85006 Directions Call 602-225-5200

Source: U.S. Forest Service office locations. We last checked it on October 12, 2026. "Not listed" means the Forest Service does not publish it.

Fires within 50 miles of Phoenix

8 fires started within 50 miles since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Most were small: 6 of the 8 stayed under 10 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field.

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

Other towns on the Tonto National Forest

The same forest hires in these towns. The number is how many job ads named the town since 2016. See the whole forest.

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