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Wildland Firefighter Jobs in Kalispell, Montana

The Forest Service bases fire jobs in Kalispell, on the Flathead National Forest. Since 2016, 331 job ads named Kalispell. 134 needed no experience.

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jobs open today. Kalispell's job ads usually open in August, September, and October.

14

no-experience job ads in a typical year

47

fires started within 50 miles since July 2026. 41 stayed under 10 acres.

Wildland firefighter jobs open in Kalispell right now

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

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When Kalispell hires

🌱 No experience needed

  • In a typical year, 14 no-experience job ads name Kalispell.
  • Most job ads open in August, September, and October.
  • 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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'19
31
'20
16
'21
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14
'23
10
'24
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'25
9
'26
4
'27

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

Who posts jobs here

  • Forest Service (331 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.

Kalispell on the map

Kalispell Forest Service building Flathead National Forest Where a fire started

Forest Service buildings in Kalispell

These are the buildings where Forest Service people work in Kalispell. 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
Flathead Dispatch Center Dispatch center 1935 Third Ave, E
Kalispell, Montana 59901 Directions Call 406-758-5260
Tally Lake Ranger District Also here: Flathead National Forest and Tally Lake Ranger District Office 650 Wolfpack Way
Kalispell, Montana 59901 Directions Call 406-758-5208 (Flathead National Forest and Tally Lake Ranger District)
Flathead National Forest Shop Office 1899 Airport Rd
Kalispell, Montana 59901 Directions

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 Kalispell

47 fires started within 50 miles since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Most were small: 41 of the 47 stayed under 10 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field. These are the 8 biggest.

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

Other towns on the Flathead 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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