Sacramento — This weekend, the Bureau of Land Management California will host a job fair to quickly fill over 70 vital wildland firefighter and dispatch positions throughout the state for the 2024 fire year. During the event, staff will be on-site to review resumes, process applications, conduct interviews and background checks and, at the Sacramento event, potentially make job offers.
Available positions include wildland firefighters for engines, hotshots, handcrews, helitack and dispatchers. A summary of these types of positions is available on the National Interagency Fire Center’s wildland fire job page.
Applicants are encouraged to attend in-person but may apply online in advance from January 29 through February 4.
Wildland firefighters and fire engines will be on-site. Media is welcome to attend; firefighters and staff will be made available for interviews.
What: Wildland Firefighter Job Fair
When: Feb. 2 from 12-4 p.m., Feb.3 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and Feb. 4 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Sacramento, 2001 Point W Way, Sacramento, 95815
Who: Bureau of Land Management