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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Montana/Dakotas Fire and Aviation Program is accepting applications for seasonal wildland firefighters to help protect our public lands.Positions available include working as a dispatcher, an engine crewmember firefighter, a helicopter crewmember firefighter, or a lookout. Positions are located throughout Montana in Billings, Ekalaka, Fort Howes, Jordan, Lewistown, Miles City, and Zortman as well as Belle Fourche and Camp Crook, South Dakota. Summer seasonal employees are typically hired for three to six months. While firefighters are primarily used for initial attack on fires within their district, firefighters are routinely dispatched nationwide depending on fire danger and the time of season.These positions may require a pre-employment drug test, mandatory completion of a physical exam, and a physical fitness test known as the Arduous Pack Test (the applicant must be able to walk three miles on flat ground carrying a 45-lb. pack in less than 45 minutes).Although these positions do not begin until April or May of 2015, applications are due by January 13 or January 20, depending on the desired position. To apply, visit www.usajobs.gov and use the words "Bureau of Land Management" and "Montana" to help narrow the search for the job announcement.Additional information and contact information may be found by visiting www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/prog/fireaviation.html.For the latest BLM news and updates visit us on the web at www.blm.gov/mt and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BLMMontana, or follow us on Twitter at @BLM_MTDKs and @BLM_MTDK_Fire.