Work Schedule
Below is the pay period calendar for the fiscal year of 2026. Here you can see that we are paid bi-weekly. As a seasonal employee you can expect to be working as early as April all the way through November with possible extensions into December due to fire severity. Our training period begins in April through May where you will get all the training in class and in the field to become a successful and effective crewmember and firefighter with a focus on aviation. Once the helicopter arrives, typically in early June, the crew will split into two mods. The two mods will split the work week working four 10 hour day shifts, either Sunday to Wednesday, (Thurs Fri Sat off) or Wednesday to Saturday (Sun Mon Tues off). Wednesdays will have the whole crew on. This allows us to have 7 days of available coverage with the helicopter.
Here you can see the General Wildland Firefighter (GW) federal pay scales. There have
been positive recent updates with a new pay scale being released in March of 2025
and the Office of Personnel creating a
new firefighter classification. Although there have been major changes with the
current administration, there is no evidence of a lack of support from congress
towards the wildland fire programs and pay. Highlighted in yellow are the
current starting hourly rates for GS3 -5 Positions.
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