โ† Wildland firefighter jobs in Oregon

Wildland Firefighter Jobs in Vale, Oregon

Federal fire job ads list Vale as a town to work in. Since 2016, 208 job ads named Vale. 69 needed no experience.

3 jobs open in Vale right now (1 need no experience) โ†’

3

jobs open now. 1 needs no experience.

7

no-experience job ads in a typical year

34

fires started within 50 miles since July 2026. 18 stayed under 10 acres.

Wildland firefighter jobs open in Vale right now

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

Wildland Firefighter

Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior

๐ŸŒฑ Entry level ยท no experience $44,112โ€“$68,844/yr GW-3โ€“5 Apply by Oct 30

๐Ÿ’ฐ ~$71Kโ€“$118K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)

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Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Unit Fire Chief)

Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior

$112,824โ€“$146,671/yr GW-13 Apply by Oct 22

๐Ÿ’ฐ ~$162Kโ€“$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

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ ~$84Kโ€“$141K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)

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When Vale hires

๐ŸŒฑ No experience needed

  • In a typical year, 7 no-experience job ads name Vale.
  • Most job ads open in February, October, and November.
  • 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

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

Who posts jobs here

  • Bureau of Land Management (187 job ads)
  • Office of the Secretary of the Interior (21 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.

Vale on the map

Vale Where a fire started

Forest Service buildings in Vale

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

Hotshot crews based in Vale

A hotshot crew is a 20-person crew sent to the hardest parts of big fires. From the Forest Service list of hotshot crews.

Fires within 50 miles of Vale

34 fires started within 50 miles since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Most were small: 18 of the 34 stayed under 10 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field. These are the 8 biggest.

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

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