The Forest Service bases fire jobs in Portland, on the Mt. Hood National Forest. Since 2016, 152 job ads named Portland. 34 needed no experience.
4 jobs open in Portland right now (0 need no experience) →4
jobs open now. 0 need no experience.
6
no-experience job ads in a typical year
82
fires started within 50 miles since July 2026. 38 stayed under 10 acres.
4 open job ads name Portland, live from USAJOBS. Jobs that need no experience are first. An ad that says "Multiple Locations" covers Portland and other towns.
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
💰 ~$162K–$272K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
Location Negotiable After Selection · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
💰 ~$162K–$272K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
Location Negotiable After Selection · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
💰 ~$141K–$235K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
Location Negotiable After Selection · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
💰 ~$141K–$235K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
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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.
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 Portland. 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 |
|---|---|
| Northwest Coordination Center Dispatch center |
150 SW Harrison Street Ste 400 Portland, Oregon 97201 Directions |
| Region 6 Regional Office and Pacific NW Research Station Office |
1220 SW Third Ave Portland, Oregon 97204 Directions Call 503-808-2468 |
Source: U.S. Forest Service office locations. We last checked it on October 12, 2026. "Not listed" means the Forest Service does not publish it.
82 fires started within 50 miles since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Most were small: 38 of the 82 stayed under 10 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field. These are the 8 biggest.
The distance is from Portland 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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