โ† Wildland firefighter jobs in Montana

Wildland Firefighter Jobs in Miles City, Montana

Federal fire job ads list Miles City as a town to work in. It is on the Custer Gallatin National Forest. Since 2016, 148 job ads named Miles City. 50 needed no experience.

3 jobs open in Miles City right now (1 need no experience) โ†’

3

jobs open now. 1 needs no experience.

5

no-experience job ads in a typical year

69

fires started within 50 miles since July 2026. 45 stayed under 10 acres.

Wildland firefighter jobs open in Miles City right now

3 open job ads name Miles City, live from USAJOBS. Jobs that need no experience are first. An ad that says "Multiple Locations" covers Miles City and other towns.

Wildland Firefighter

Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior

๐ŸŒฑ Entry level ยท no experience $48,424โ€“$74,970/yr GW-4โ€“6 Apply by Oct 23

๐Ÿ’ฐ ~$77Kโ€“$129K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)

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Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Unit Fire Chief)

Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior

$112,824โ€“$146,671/yr GW-13 Apply by Oct 22

๐Ÿ’ฐ ~$162Kโ€“$272K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)

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Wildland Firefighter (Assistant Engine Captain or Fuels Squad Boss)

Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior

$52,957โ€“$81,343/yr GW-5โ€“7 Apply by Oct 15

๐Ÿ’ฐ ~$84Kโ€“$141K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)

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When Miles City hires

๐ŸŒฑ No experience needed

  • In a typical year, 5 no-experience job ads name Miles City.
  • Most job ads open in October, November, and December.
  • 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):

4
'18
3
'19
3
'20
3
'21
4
'22
7
'23
9
'24
8
'25
4
'26
1
'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 (129 job ads)
  • Office of the Secretary of the Interior (11 job ads)
  • Forest Service (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.

Miles City on the map

Miles City Forest Service building Custer Gallatin National Forest Where a fire started

Forest Service buildings in Miles City

These are the buildings where Forest Service people work in Miles City. 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
Miles City Dispatch Dispatch center 111 Garry Owen Rd
Miles City, Montana 59301 Directions Call 406-233-2900

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 Miles City

69 fires started within 50 miles since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Most were small: 45 of the 69 stayed under 10 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field. These are the 8 biggest.

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

Other towns on the Custer Gallatin 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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