SFNF News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) of the USDA Forest Service is hiring – looking for dedicated individuals to support fire operations. These positions are vital to wildfire preparedness and disaster response across federal and state agencies.
Jobs include dispatchers, equipment operators, fire engine operators, fire prevention specialists, forestry aids and technicians, handcrew members, helitack crew members, hotshot crew members, prescribed fire and fuels specialists, smokejumpers, and more.
Applications are open now through Aug. 22, 2025 on USAJobs.gov.
Positions Available on the Santa Fe National Forest:
| Series and Grade | Position | usajobs.gov announcement number | Duty Location |
| GW-0456-03 | Wildland Firefighter | 26-TEMPF2-R3-2PC033-3DH | COYOTE |
| GW-0456-04 | Wildland Firefighter | 26-TEMPF2-R3-2PC048-4DH | COYOTE |
| GS-0462-04 | Forestry Technician (Lookout) | 26-TEMP2-R3-FS2856-4DH | COYOTE |
| GW-0456-03 | Wildland Firefighter | 26-TEMPF2-R3-2PC033-3DH | CUBA |
| GW-0456-04 | Wildland Firefighter | 26-TEMPF2-R3-2PC048-4DH | CUBA |
| GS-0462-04 | Forestry Technician (Lookout) | 26-TEMP2-R3-FS2856-4DH | CUBA |
| GW-0456-03 | Wildland Firefighter | 26-TEMPF2-R3-2PC033-3DH | ESPANOLA |
| GW-0456-04 | Wildland Firefighter | 26-TEMPF2-R3-2PC048-4DH | ESPANOLA |
| GW-0456-03 | Wildland Firefighter | 26-TEMPF2-R3-2PC033-3DH | JEMEZ SPRINGS |
| GW-0456-04 | Wildland Firefighter | 26-TEMPF2-R3-2PC048-4DH | JEMEZ SPRINGS |
| GS-0462-04 | Forestry Technician (Lookout) | 26-TEMP2-R3-FS2856-4DH | JEMEZ SPRINGS |
| GW-0456-03 | Wildland Firefighter | 26-TEMPF2-R3-2PC033-3DH | LOS ALAMOS |
| GW-0456-04 | Wildland Firefighter | 26-TEMPF2-R3-2PC048-4DH | LOS ALAMOS |
| GW-0456-03 | Wildland Firefighter | 26-TEMPF2-R3-2PC033-3DH | PECOS |
| GW-0456-04 | Wildland Firefighter | 26-TEMPF2-R3-2PC048-4DH | PECOS |
| GW-0456-03 | Wildland Firefighter | 26-TEMPF2-R3-2PC033-3DH | SANTA FE |
| GW-0456-04 | Wildland Firefighter
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26-TEMPF2-R3-2PC048-4DH | SANTA FE
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| GW-0456-04 | Wildland Firefighter (Hotshot/Handcrew)
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26-TEMPF2-R3-2PC049-4DH
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SANTA FE
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Any U.S. citizen or national at least 18 years of age can apply. To learn more about the Santa Fe National Forest visit our website. For benefits, information about working in wildland fire, or for more information about the Forest Service, visit www.fs.usda.gov.
About the Forest Service
The USDA Forest Service has for more than 100 years brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology– and rooted in communities–the Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other. The Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, maintains the largest wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. The Forest Service also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.