Lead Wildland Firefighter (Helitack)
Forest Service · Department of Agriculture
Summary
These positions will be located at on a USDA Forest Service Unit. The primary purpose of these positions is to lead a small crew of highly effective and trained firefighters in wildland fire suppression and wildland urban interface/intermix incidents. See ADDITIONAL INFORMATION for Regional contacts.
Pay$57,670 – $81,343 per year
GradeGW
ScheduleFull-time
AppointmentPermanent
Locations76
Posted24 Aug 2026
Closescloses in 2 days
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States named
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- Wyoming
This announcement names 76 locations. It is listed here rather than under each of them, because counting it in every town would make small towns look busy — how these figures are counted.