A career with the Forest Service will challenge you to manage and care for more than 193 million acres of our nation's most magnificent lands, conduct research through a network of forest and range experiment stations and the Forest Products Laboratory, and provide assistance to State and private forestry agencies.

It's an awesome responsibility - but the rewards are as limitless as the views.

 This position serves as a wildland firefighter Apprentice on various wildland fire crews with responsibility for the operation and maintenance of specialized tools or equipment. The incumbent will be assigned into one or more types of positions within the wildfire program where the individual’s specialized skills are required at one or more locations thoughout the forest service.

The locations listed in this announcement are for recruitment only. These are not necessarily the actual duty locations where you will work. If selected, you will be placed in a duty station within the Forest that you are applying to.

Information about the Wildland Fire Apprentice program can be found at:  www.wfap.net/index.html

These are permanent positions with varying tours of duty and may include weekend work. Tours of duty are less than full-time seasonal (guaranteed minimum 6 months/13 pay periods of full-time employment). 

This is a continuously open vacancy announcement for one or more locations throughout the Forest Service. Not all locations anticipate hiring Apprentices at this time. Apply only to locations that you would accept a job offer. To ensure continued interest, applicants will be notified via e-mail reminding them to re-certify their application every 30 days.

The USDA Forest Service has legislative authority to recruit and fill Permanent (Career/Career-Conditional), Temporary, and Term Appointments under the USDA Demonstration Project. Under this authority, any U.S. citizen may apply.

• US Citizenship required.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• 90 days of wildland firefighting experience is required for the GS-05.
• Must meet Maximum Entry Age (MEA) requirements.
• Primary firefighter retirement covered position.
• Must possess and maintain a Valid Driver’s License.
• Position requires a Arduous Work Capacity Test (WCT).
• May require a Commercial Drivers License (CDL).
• Subject to negative drug test prior to entrance on duty if CDL required.