The Forest Service bases fire jobs in Elko, on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Since 2016, 536 job ads named Elko. 181 needed no experience.
5 jobs open in Elko right now (2 need no experience) โ5
jobs open now. 2 need no experience.
19
no-experience job ads in a typical year
49
fires started within 50 miles since July 2026. 37 stayed under 10 acres.
5 open job ads name Elko, live from USAJOBS. Jobs that need no experience are first. An ad that says "Multiple Locations" covers Elko and other towns.
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$71Kโ$118K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$77Kโ$129K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$84Kโ$141K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$84Kโ$141K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$84Kโ$141K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
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๐ฑ No experience needed
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.
Who posts jobs here
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.
These are the buildings where Forest Service people work in Elko. 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 |
|---|---|
| Mountain City Ranger District Office |
660 S 12th St, Ste 108 Elko, Nevada 89801 Directions Call 775-738-5171 |
| Mountain City Ranger District-Elko Interagency DC Office |
725 Aspen Way Elko, Nevada 89801 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.
A hotshot crew is a 20-person crew sent to the hardest parts of big fires. From the Forest Service list of hotshot crews.
49 fires started within 50 miles since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Most were small: 37 of the 49 stayed under 10 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field. These are the 8 biggest.
The distance is from Elko 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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