โ† Wildland firefighter jobs in Arizona

Wildland Firefighter Jobs in Tucson, Arizona

The Forest Service bases fire jobs in Tucson, on the Coronado National Forest. Since 2016, 382 job ads named Tucson. 145 needed no experience.

1 job open in Tucson right now (1 need no experience) โ†’

1

job open now. 1 needs no experience.

15

no-experience job ads in a typical year

3

fires started within 50 miles since July 2026. 1 stayed under 10 acres.

Wildland firefighter jobs open in Tucson right now

1 open job ad names Tucson, live from USAJOBS. Jobs that need no experience are first. An ad that says "Multiple Locations" covers Tucson and other towns.

Wildland Firefighter

Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior

๐ŸŒฑ Entry level ยท no experience $44,112โ€“$68,844/yr GW-3โ€“5 Apply by Oct 30

๐Ÿ’ฐ ~$71Kโ€“$118K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)

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When Tucson hires

๐ŸŒฑ No experience needed

  • In a typical year, 15 no-experience job ads name Tucson.
  • Most job ads open in August, September, 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):

16
'18
15
'19
16
'20
10
'21
22
'22
17
'23
20
'24
10
'25
9
'26
5
'27

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

Who posts jobs here

  • Forest Service (339 job ads)
  • National Park Service (26 job ads)
  • Bureau of Land Management (9 job ads)
  • Office of the Secretary of the Interior (8 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.

Tucson on the map

Tucson Forest Service building Coronado National Forest Where a fire started

Forest Service buildings in Tucson

These are the buildings where Forest Service people work in Tucson. 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
Coronado National Forest Office Federal Bldg, 300 W Congress
Tucson, Arizona 85701 Directions Call 520-388-8300
Coronado National Forest-Tucson Helibase Fire base 10001 S Wilmot Rd
Tucson, Arizona 85706 Directions
National Advanced Fire and Resource Institute 3265 E Universal Way
Tucson, Arizona 85756 Directions Call 520-799-8787
Santa Catalina Ranger District Office 5700 N Sabino Canyon Rd
Tucson, Arizona 85750 Directions Call (520) 749-8700
Tucson Interagency Fire Center Fire base 2646 E Commerce Center Pl
Tucson, Arizona 85706 Directions Call 520-202-2704

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.

Fires within 50 miles of Tucson

3 fires started within 50 miles since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Most were small: 1 of the 3 stayed under 10 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field.

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

Other towns on the Coronado 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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