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Wildland Firefighter Jobs in Craig, Colorado

Federal fire job ads list Craig as a town to work in. It is on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Since 2016, 187 job ads named Craig. 44 needed no experience.

1 job open in Craig right now (0 need no experience) →

1

job open now. 0 need no experience.

5

no-experience job ads in a typical year

35

fires started within 50 miles since July 2026. 29 stayed under 10 acres.

Wildland firefighter jobs open in Craig right now

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

Wildland Firefighter (Assistant Engine Captain or Fuels Squad Boss)

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 Craig hires

🌱 No experience needed

  • In a typical year, 5 no-experience job ads name Craig.
  • 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):

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'18
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'19
4
'20
5
'21
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'23
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'25
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'26
0
'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 (154 job ads)
  • Forest Service (25 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.

Craig on the map

Craig Forest Service building Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest Where a fire started

Forest Service buildings in Craig

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

Building Address
Northwest Colorado Interagency Fire Dispatch Dispatch center 455 Emerson St
Craig, Colorado 81625 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.

Hotshot crews based in Craig

A hotshot crew is a 20-person crew sent to the hardest parts of big fires. From the Forest Service list of hotshot crews.

Fires within 50 miles of Craig

35 fires started within 50 miles since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Most were small: 29 of the 35 stayed under 10 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field. These are the 8 biggest.

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

Other towns on the Medicine Bow-Routt 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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