Tips for Entry
Read Fire Management Today (https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/fire/fire-management-today) and Wildfire and the International Journal of Wildland Fire (both are available at https://www.iawfonline.org/publications) to learn more about the field.
Visit the U.S. Forest Service’s Web site, https://www.fs.usda.gov/working-with-us/careers, for job listings.
Get certified. It will give you the edge over other applicants.
Be willing to relocate. It may open more opportunities.
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