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Wildland Firefighter Jobs in West Glacier, Montana

Federal fire job ads list West Glacier as a town to work in. Since 2016, 51 job ads named West Glacier. 23 needed no experience.

2 jobs open in West Glacier right now (0 need no experience) →

2

jobs open now. 0 need no experience.

2

no-experience job ads in a typical year

40

fires started within 50 miles since July 2026. 35 stayed under 10 acres.

Wildland firefighter jobs open in West Glacier right now

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

Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Unit Fire Chief)

Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior

$112,824–$146,671/yr GW-13 Apply by Oct 22

💰 ~$162K–$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

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

💰 ~$84K–$141K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)

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When West Glacier hires

🌱 No experience needed

  • In a typical year, 2 no-experience job ads name West Glacier.
  • 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):

3
'18
2
'19
2
'20
2
'21
2
'22
2
'23
2
'24
3
'25
4
'26
0
'27

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

Who posts jobs here

  • National Park Service (46 job ads)
  • Office of the Secretary of the Interior (5 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.

West Glacier on the map

West Glacier Where a fire started

Forest Service buildings in West Glacier

The Forest Service office list shows no building in West Glacier. Other agencies post fire jobs too, and some crews work from a base that is not on that list.

Fires within 50 miles of West Glacier

40 fires started within 50 miles since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Most were small: 35 of the 40 stayed under 10 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field. These are the 8 biggest.

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

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