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Wildland Firefighter Jobs in Libby, Montana

The Forest Service bases fire jobs in Libby, on the Kootenai National Forest. Since 2016, 551 job ads named Libby. 229 needed no experience.

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jobs open today. Libby's job ads usually open in January, August, and September.

25

no-experience job ads in a typical year

89

fires started within 50 miles since July 2026. 83 stayed under 10 acres.

Wildland firefighter jobs open in Libby right now

No job ad names Libby 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 Libby hires

🌱 No experience needed

  • In a typical year, 25 no-experience job ads name Libby.
  • Most job ads open in January, 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):

25
'18
26
'19
43
'20
26
'21
30
'22
34
'23
21
'24
6
'25
14
'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 (551 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.

Libby on the map

Libby Forest Service building Kootenai National Forest Where a fire started

Forest Service buildings in Libby

These are the buildings where Forest Service people work in Libby. 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
Kootenai Dispatch Center Also here: Kootenai National Forest Dispatch center and office 31374 US Hwy 2
Libby, Montana 59923 Directions Call 406-283-7740 (Kootenai Dispatch Center) Call 406-293-6211 (Kootenai National Forest)
Libby Ranger District Office 12557 Hwy 37 N
Libby, Montana 59923 Directions Call (406) 293-7773
Libby Ranger District-Libby Fire Cache Fire base 1263 Hwy 37
Libby, Montana 59923 Directions
Libby Ranger District-Libby Helibase Fire base 5000 Farm to Market Rd
Libby, Montana 59923 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 Libby

89 fires started within 50 miles since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Most were small: 83 of the 89 stayed under 10 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field. These are the 8 biggest.

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

Other towns on the Kootenai 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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