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Alaska Fire Service Jobs

There are many diverse career opportunities with BLM Alaska Fire Service (AFS). If you like working outside and in a rewarding career with the opportunity to protect and manage some of the most beautiful landscapes in the country, working with the BLM AFS may be for you. Many BLM AFS employees began their career working as a temporary employee and progressed to become permanent employees with the organization. Temporary employees normally work from May through September. Career seasonals work a minimum of six months – April through September. Permanent full-time positions are year round. Employees may be stationed in remote field camps for up to two weeks. Payroll deduction is offered to pay for housing at the BLM barracks for temporary and career seasonal employees and meals are available at the BLM Dining hall, both located on Fort Wainwright. Fireline positions require completing the Work Capacity Test at the arduous level. Fireline positions also have additional fitness requirements specific to the position.

Working in Alaska is unique and has is challenges. Learn more about Fire Duty in Alaska.

Learn more about each of our organization's jobs in the BLM AFS Hot Careers Brochure and below:

Alaska Fire Service Hot Careers BrochureFire Operation Positions:

  • Hotshot Crews
  • Fire Specialists 
  • Alaska Smokejumpers
  • North Star Crew
  • Dispatchers
  • Fire Medics

Fire Support Positions:

  • AFS Supply Cache
  • Information Technology
  • Business
  • Facilities Management

Casual Hire- Support Personnel

BLM AFS hires short-term support personnel through your local job centers or tribal/city offices during periods of heavy fire activity. Positions include warehouse workers, drivers, timekeepers, food service workers and dispatchers. Job centers and tribal/city offices normally takes applications during the month of April.

Forms are found on the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center website under Chapter 10 of BLM Alaska Incident Business Management.

All casual hires are required to complete online FEMA training courses ICS-100 Introduction to the Incident Command System and ICS-700 An Introduction to the National Incident Management System.

Job Announcements

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Detail

GS 8/9 Helicopter Manager details for qualified Department of the Interior and U.S. Forest Service employees only. 

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