Six Rivers National Forest Hiring Wildland Firefighters for 2026 Season

Press release from the Six Rivers National Forest Service: 

Firefighter conducting overhaul on the Orleans Complex. [Image from InciWeb]

The Six Rivers National Forest of the USDA Forest Service is hiring! We are 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 handcrew members, hotshot crew members, and engines. Duty stations are located in Northern California in the following locations: Gasquet, Orleans, Willow Creek, Eureka, and Mad River.  

Applications are open now through January 26, 2026, on USAJobs.gov.  

Positions Available: 

• Wildland Firefighter, Temporary Seasonal, GW-0456-3 
• Wildland Firefighter, Temporary Seasonal, GW-0456-4  
• Wildland Firefighter, Permanent Seasonal, GW-0456-3/4  

Any U.S. citizen or national at least 18 years of age can apply. To learn more about the Six Rivers National Forest visit our website fs.usda.gov/r05/sixrivers. 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.