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Wildland Firefighter Jobs in Hot Springs, South Dakota

The Forest Service bases fire jobs in Hot Springs, on the Nebraska National Forest. Since 2016, 152 job ads named Hot Springs. 83 needed no experience.

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jobs open today. Hot Springs's job ads usually open in March, August, and September.

9

no-experience job ads in a typical year

34

fires started within 50 miles since July 2026. 25 stayed under 10 acres.

Wildland firefighter jobs open in Hot Springs right now

No job ad names Hot Springs right now. Federal fire jobs post in waves, mostly in the fall and winter. See all open jobs in South Dakota.

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When Hot Springs hires

🌱 No experience needed

  • In a typical year, 9 no-experience job ads name Hot Springs.
  • Most job ads open in March, August, and September.
  • 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):

6
'18
12
'19
8
'20
8
'21
8
'22
11
'23
10
'24
9
'25
8
'26
3
'27

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

Who posts jobs here

  • Forest Service (130 job ads)
  • National Park Service (22 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.

Hot Springs on the map

Hot Springs Forest Service building Nebraska National Forest Where a fire started

Forest Service buildings in Hot Springs

These are the buildings where Forest Service people work in Hot Springs. 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
Fall River Ranger District Office 1801 Hwy 18 Truck Byp
Hot Springs, South Dakota 57747 Directions Call 605-745-4107

Source: U.S. Forest Service office locations. We last checked it on October 12, 2026. Some phones come from the forest's own website.

Fires within 50 miles of Hot Springs

34 fires started within 50 miles since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Most were small: 25 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 Hot Springs to the point where each fire was first reported. Fire data comes from the government's national fire list.

Other towns on the Nebraska 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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