Want Job As Wildland Firefighter?
Feds Hiring Firefighters In Southwestern Colorado
POSTED: 1:37 p.m. MST February 10, 2003
UPDATED: 2:14 p.m. MST February 10, 2003
DURANGO, Colo. -- Federal agencies have begun recruiting wildland fighters in southwestern Colorado.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens and able
to pass a physical conditioning test. There is no upper age limit.
Pay varies from $8.90 per hour to $15.86 per hour, according to the Web site.
With the continued drought and fire risk already increasing, the
U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs are conducting
job fairs to round up seasonal wildland firefighters, said Ann
Bond, spokeswoman.
Jobs typically last from May into September.
"If the person is
a college student, they may get hired for the part of the summer
they are available," said Laurie Robison, fire prevention specialist with the San Juan Public Land Center.
To learn more about the requirements and to get a job application, go to the BLM and the Indian Affairs Dept.'s Web site. (If you get an error page, you can also try getting the application at https://jobs.quickhire.com/scripts/blm.exe. Click "Browse" if you are only looking.) The FireJobs Web site also has openings for firefighters in Wyoming. You can also call (303) 239-3935.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens and able
to pass a physical conditioning test. There is no upper age limit.
Pay varies from $8.90 per hour to $15.86 per hour, according to the Web site.
With the continued drought and fire risk already increasing, the
U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs are conducting
job fairs to round up seasonal wildland firefighters, said Ann
Bond, spokeswoman.
Jobs typically last from May into September.
"If the person is
a college student, they may get hired for the part of the summer
they are available," said Laurie Robison, fire prevention specialist with the San Juan Public Land Center.
To learn more about the requirements and to get a job application, go to the BLM and the Indian Affairs Dept.'s Web site. (If you get an error page, you can also try getting the application at https://jobs.quickhire.com/scripts/blm.exe. Click "Browse" if you are only looking.) The FireJobs Web site also has openings for firefighters in Wyoming. You can also call (303) 239-3935.
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