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Wildland Firefighter Jobs in La Jara, Colorado

The Forest Service bases fire jobs in La Jara, on the Rio Grande National Forest. Since 2016, 161 job ads named La Jara. 88 needed no experience.

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jobs open today. La Jara's job ads usually open in March, August, and September.

9

no-experience job ads in a typical year

22

fires started within 50 miles since July 2026. 18 stayed under 10 acres.

Wildland firefighter jobs open in La Jara right now

No job ad names La Jara right now. Federal fire jobs post in waves, mostly in the fall and winter. See all open jobs in Colorado.

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When La Jara hires

🌱 No experience needed

  • In a typical year, 9 no-experience job ads name La Jara.
  • Most job ads open in March, August, and September.
  • 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):

9
'18
19
'19
10
'20
8
'21
7
'22
12
'23
9
'24
4
'25
7
'26
3
'27

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

Who posts jobs here

  • Forest Service (161 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.

La Jara on the map

La Jara Forest Service building Rio Grande National Forest Where a fire started

Forest Service buildings in La Jara

These are the buildings where Forest Service people work in La Jara. 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
Conejos Peak Ranger District Office 15571 County Road T-5
La Jara, Colorado 81140 Directions Call (719) 274-8971

Source: U.S. Forest Service office locations. We last checked it on October 12, 2026. Some phones come from the forest's own website.

Fires within 50 miles of La Jara

22 fires started within 50 miles since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Most were small: 18 of the 22 stayed under 10 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field. These are the 8 biggest.

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

Other towns on the Rio Grande 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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