Wildland Firefighter (GW-4) – Great Lakes, Northeast

The Eastern Region is hiring wildland firefighters for 2027 on national forests in Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Hampshire and West Virginia. Crews build fireline with hand tools and saws, run pumps and engines, mop up, support prescribed burns and fuels work, and load cargo on helicopters. You need six months of general work plus six months of specialized experience, or a two-year fire-related college course, and a valid driver’s license. You need to pass the arduous pack test (3 miles in 45 minutes with a 45-pound pack), medical screening, a background check and drug testing, and be willing to work in remote places. Start dates fall between April 18 and June 13, 2027. Appointments run up to 6 months, or up to a year, and may be extended or end early. The posting says government housing varies by location and gives no details. Pay is as listed for the rest-of-U.S. rate. Open to any U.S. citizen; apply on USAJOBS with a resume of two pages or less.