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Wildland Firefighter Jobs in West Yellowstone, Montana

The Forest Service bases fire jobs in West Yellowstone, on the Custer Gallatin National Forest. Since 2016, 371 job ads named West Yellowstone. 103 needed no experience.

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

11

no-experience job ads in a typical year

10

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

Wildland firefighter jobs open in West Yellowstone right now

No job ad names West Yellowstone 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 West Yellowstone hires

🌱 No experience needed

  • In a typical year, 11 no-experience job ads name West Yellowstone.
  • 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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'27 is next summer. Its jobs are still being posted, so that bar is not final.

Who posts jobs here

  • Forest Service (371 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 Yellowstone on the map

West Yellowstone Forest Service building Custer Gallatin National Forest Where a fire started

Forest Service buildings in West Yellowstone

These are the buildings where Forest Service people work in West Yellowstone. 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
Hebgen Lake Ranger District Office 330 Gallatin Rd
West Yellowstone, Montana 59758 Directions Call 406-823-6961
West Yellowstone Interagency Fire Center Fire base 670 Air Center Rd
West Yellowstone, Montana 59758 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 West Yellowstone

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

The distance is from West Yellowstone 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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