Winter is the perfect time to get ahead on fire safety!
Wintertime provides a great opportunity to learn more about fire safety and wildfire prevention before the next season arrives. This week, we’re focusing on the Urban-Wildland Interface—the area where homes and other structures meet undeveloped land. Homes in these zones are at higher risk during wildfires. With proper preparation, you can help protect your property […]
Hiring for Forestry Technician Opportunities: Multiple Positions and Pay Grades at the Air Tanker Base
We are currently hiring for multiple positions and pay grades for the position of forestry technician at the air tanker base. Job Opening: Forestry Technician at the air tanker base Join the BLM Twin Falls District! Announcement numbers: BLM-FIRE-2025-018-DHA BLM-FIRE-2025-019-DHA Open & closing dates 12/02/2024 to 12/24/2024 Key Duties and Requirements: -Please refer to each […]
Job Opening: Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management)
Announcement number ID-DHA-25-12616539-MB Open & closing dates 11/22/2024 to 12/06/2024 Key Duties -Carries out supervisory duties in accordance with regulatory requirements. -Evaluates individual fuels treatments as well as the effectiveness of the overall fuels management program and makes program changes based on evaluation findings. -Develops and conducts fuels management surveys to document presence, amount, and […]
Job Opening: Engineering Equipment Operator
Join the BLM Twin Falls District! Announcement Number: ID-DHA-25-12612871-PW Open & closing dates 11/21/2024 to 12/04/2024 Key Duties -Operate a variety of heavy equipment such as water tenders, dozers, lowboys, etc. on fire lines for the purpose of suppressing wildfires. -Operate a 20-ton tractor-transport (lowboy) for transfer of heavy equipment on flat or rolling terrain […]
Hiring Entry Level Temporary Dispatchers
Job Opening: Temporary Dispatcher Join the BLM Twin Falls District! Announcement Number: BLM-FIRE-2025-016-DHA No previous Dispatcher Experience required. Key duties, depending on experience: -Receive fire reports, determines location, land status, and current fire information to dispatch personnel, equipment, aircraft, and/or supplies. -Track resource requests for fire and other emergency incidents. -Initiate requests for additional resources […]
Job Opening: Fire Dispatch
Join the BLM Twin Falls District! Announcement Number: FADHA-25-12567229-CGR Key Duties: -Determine appropriate resource response to incidents and requests from the field. -Coordinate aviation dispatch operations. -Process and interpret weather information. -Anticipate fire suppression needs and determine resource allocation. -Operate and/or direct the operations of various dispatch telecommunications systems and input data into fire-related computer […]
Job Opening: Helitack Crew
Join the BLM Twin Falls District Fire and Aviation team! Announcement Number: BLM-FIRE-2025-010-DHA Key duties depend on experience and pay grade: The specific tasks assigned will be based on the level of experience and the pay grade you’re hired at. Please see job listing for greater detail. Basic duties: Performs assignments such as developing a […]
Job Opening: Career Seasonal Firefighter
Join the BLM Twin Falls District! Announcement Number: FADHA-25-12562080-CGR Key Duties: -Serves as a senior wildland firefighter. -Performs wildland fire suppression/management/control functions. -Performs fireline activities. -Participates in fire and safety training in the techniques. -Participates in fuels management projects and prescribed fires. -May serve as a situational leader on wildland fires. -Duties listed are at […]
Job Opening: Fire Dispatch
Join the BLM Twin Falls District! Announcement Number: FADHA-25-12562231-CGR Key Duties: -Determine appropriate resource response to incidents and requests from the field. -Coordinate aviation dispatch operations. -Process and interpret weather information. -Anticipate fire suppression needs and determine resource allocation. -Operate and/or direct the operations of various dispatch telecommunications systems and input data into fire-related computer […]
NOW HIRING! BLM Twin Falls is hiring Engine Captains
We are now accepting applications for multiple Supervisory Wildland Firefighter positions at the Bureau of Land Management (Burley, Twin Falls, and Shoshone, Idaho). Are you an experienced leader in wildland firefighting ready for a new challenge in one of the most dynamic landscapes in the country? The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is hiring for […]