Fuels and Fire Crew Member

Trails and Fuels Crew Member

Trails and Fuels Crew Member Positions full for 2025; Get Notified for 2026!

Benefits for all Crew Member Positions:

Member Assistance Program: Free 24/7 access to confidential behavioral health counseling, financial assistance, medical/legal advocacy, and more!
Public Lands Service Corps Hiring Preference: Members serving with federal land management agencies may be eligible to receive hiring preference for future federal job placement
Supportive coaching staff invested in your success.
Food Per Diem while on Projects
Access to Pro Deals
Housing options may be available in specific regions; talk with a Program Manager to learn more!! 

The Trails and Fuels Crew (Central Divide) will work throughout the forest service and other agencies. Work will primarily consist of trail maintenance and construction, with the opportunity for prescribed burning in the fall. Should conditions allow, there may be an opportunity to participate in prescribed burning during the fall portion (final 3 weeks) of your term of service. This is NOT guaranteed. Members will be working on trail maintenance for the majority of their season! Participants will have the opportunity to receive extensive training and potential certifications in wildland firefighting, including a nationally recognized chainsaw certification (S212), basic wildland firefighting classes (S130, S190, L180, IS100, IS700), in addition to having an opportunity to receive a wildland fire incident qualification “red” card. 

Crew Members work on 4-9 day overnight conservation projects on some of the most breathtaking landscapes in the Northern Rockies and Plains. Crews will be made up of adults who are 17-30 years old and come from a variety of backgrounds and locations throughout the country. Crews will camp for the full duration of a hitch (i.e. 4-9 day project assignment), oftentimes in remote locations on varied terrain and in all weather conditions. Camping accommodations vary, including car-camping and remote backcountry settings away from a vehicle. 

Project work is physically demanding, and could include wildland fuels mitigation projects, high amount of chainsaw use, fireline construction and forest health monitoring activities. Other projects include: building or maintaining trails, treating or removing invasive species, building fences, and many more. Not all crews will work on all types of projects! Crews may be deployed for natural disaster relief. Learn more about the variety of project work here!