U.S. Wildland Fire Service Smokejumpers

Photo collage of Alaska smokejumpers in action ranging from two sitting in the back of an airplane looking out the back as they fly over a fire, a smokejumper exiting the airplane with a fire burning in the distance, two smokejumpers using beaters to swat out the edges of a tundra fire, a smokejumper descending from the air while a large plume of smoke rises in the background and two smokejumpers looking out a plane window at a smoke column from a forest fire in the distance.

Recruitment for 2027 rookie Alaska Smokejumper candidates is NOW OPEN!

By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on August 3, 2026

The U.S. Wildland Fire Service in Alaska is looking for hard working, physically fit, intelligent and experienced wildland firefighters interested in becoming Alaska Smokejumpers. Job announcements open Aug. 3 to Sept. 25, 2026 on USAJobs.gov for the 2027 fire season.

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U.S. Wildland Fire Service Smokejumpers

Recruitment for 2027 rookie Alaska Smokejumper candidates is NOW OPEN!