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Wildland Firefighter Jobs in Basking Ridge, New Jersey

Federal fire job ads list Basking Ridge as a town to work in. Since 2016, 12 job ads named Basking Ridge. 8 needed no experience.

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jobs open today. Basking Ridge's job ads usually open in August, September, and October.

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no-experience job ad in a typical year

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fire started within 50 miles since July 2026. 1 stayed under 10 acres.

Wildland firefighter jobs open in Basking Ridge right now

No job ad names Basking Ridge right now. Federal fire jobs post in waves, mostly in the fall and winter. See all open jobs in New Jersey.

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When Basking Ridge hires

🌱 No experience needed

  • In a typical year, 1 no-experience job ad names Basking Ridge.
  • 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

  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (12 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.

Basking Ridge on the map

Basking Ridge Where a fire started

Forest Service buildings in Basking Ridge

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

Fires within 50 miles of Basking Ridge

1 fire started within 50 miles since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Most were small: 1 of the 1 stayed under 10 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field.

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

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