The Forest Service bases fire jobs in Missoula, on the Lolo National Forest. Since 2016, 807 job ads named Missoula. 214 needed no experience.
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jobs open today. Missoula's job ads usually open in August, September, and October.
23
no-experience job ads in a typical year
79
fires started within 50 miles since July 2026. 74 stayed under 10 acres.
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No-experience job ads by fire season (the summer you'd work):
'27 is next summer. Its jobs are still being posted, so that bar is not final.
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Counts come from federal job ads on USAJOBS since 2016. One ad can cover many towns, so this counts ads, not people hired.
These are the buildings where Forest Service people work in Missoula. 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 |
|---|---|
| Lolo National Forest Office |
24 Fort Missoula Rd Missoula, Montana 59804 Directions Call 406-329-3750 |
| Lolo National Forest-Fire Training Office Office |
32 Campus Dr 1728 Missoula, Montana 59812 Directions |
| Missoula Interagency Dispatch Center Dispatch center |
1803 Strand Ave Missoula, Montana 59801 Directions Call 406-829-7070 |
| Missoula Ranger District Office |
24A Fort Missoula Rd Missoula, Montana 59804 Directions Call 406-329-3814 |
| Region 1 Aerial Fire Depot Also here: Northern Rockies Coordination Center Dispatch center |
5765 W Broadway Missoula, Montana 59808-9361 Directions Call 406-329-4880 (Northern Rockies Coordination Center) |
| Region 1 Field Service Facility |
1615 Catlin St Missoula, Montana 59801 Directions |
| Region 1 Regional Office Office |
26 Fort Missoula Rd Missoula, Montana 59804 Directions Call 406-329-3511 |
| Region 1 Regional Office (Fort Missoula) Office |
Bldg 26 Fort Missoula Rd Missoula, Montana 59804 Directions Call 406-329-3511 |
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.
A hotshot crew is a 20-person crew sent to the hardest parts of big fires. From the Forest Service list of hotshot crews.
79 fires started within 50 miles since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Most were small: 74 of the 79 stayed under 10 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field. These are the 8 biggest.
The distance is from Missoula to the point where each fire was first reported. Fire data comes from the government's national fire list.
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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