Office of the Secretary of the Interior
Wildland Firefighter (Helitack Squad Boss)
Office of the Secretary of the Interior · Department of the Interior · 17 locations
- Pay
- $52,957 – $81,343 per year
- Grade
- GW 5–7
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Locations
- 17
- Series
- 0456 Wildland Fire Management
- Posted
- 24 Sep 2026
- Closes
- closes in 13 days15 October 2026, end of the day Eastern
Who may apply Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) The public Native Americans
Summary
This is a Direct-Hire advertisement. Veterans preference is not applicable to this advertisement. Learn more about this authority at: Direct Hire Authority This Wildland Firefighter(Helitack Squad Boss) position is with the US Wildland Fire Service, GW-0456-5/6/7 working in the listed locations. In order to be considered for any duty location, ensure desired locations are selected. Applicants will not be considered for locations not selected
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States named
This announcement names 17 locations. It is listed here rather than under each of them, because counting it in every town would make small towns look busy — how these figures are counted.
Method
Where every figure comes from.
The source
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The two rules
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Applying
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