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Open: May 19, 2026 — Closes: May 28, 2026
Summary
These positions will be located at a USDA Forest Service Unit. Responsibilities include parachuting into rugged terrain to suppress wildfires; and serve as a team leader over smokejumper operations as well as perform other fire support functions. See ADDITIONAL INFORMATION for Regional contacts.
Major Duties
Serves as a highly trained and skilled team leader of a parachuting fire suppression squad, which jumps over forest and mountainous terrain landing in timber, open, or on rough ground.