U.S. Forest Service
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Forest Supervisor's Office 35 College Drive
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 Voice: (530) 543-2600 TTY: (530) 543-0956 Hours: Mon thru Fri
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
U.S. Forest Service
North Shore Office
855 Alder Ave.
Incline Village, NV 89450 Voice: (775) 831-0914 Hours: Wed thru Fri
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
For almost a century, since 1905, U.S. Forest Service employees have been on the front line of conservation, intelligent resource utilization, and wildland management. Today, there is more excitement, greater challenge, and more career variety than ever before available to people who join the Nation's premier forest management agency. Managing 51,000 square miles of the most magnificent lands in our nation is a great responsibility. Managing it in ways that are most effective for the land, water, air, wildlife, and people of America is our mission.
Find a Job with the Forest Service
You can find information about all permanent and temporary positions currently open within the Forest Service at USA Jobs.
Find a Job with the Federal Government
The Federal Government offers positions for both permanent and temporary employees. Read more
Follow the links provided below for temporary vacancies currently open at the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. You must apply for these positions through USA Jobs.
Follow the links provided below for temporary fire vacancies currently open at the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. You must apply for these positions through USA Jobs.
The Forest Service also has many opportunities for part-time and temporary employment for high school and college students, including internships and cooperative student opportunities.
Volunteering
Volunteers are the heartbeat of the Forest Service. The types of work a volunteer can perform are many and varied. Read more
People in Fire
Read more about the highly-skilled, hardworking cast of thousands it takes to battle wildland fires.
Here's additional information about Fire Apprenticeships, Employment, Scholarships and Organizations.
Salary
Like most federal workers, U.S. Forest Service employees are paid on the General Schedule (GS) pay plan. Read more
Benefits
Forest Service employees enjoy a flexible range of benefits in working for the federal government. Read more
Fire Hire - Region 5 Centralized Permanent Fire Positions
This is a list of all permanent fire positions for the Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5). Please scroll to the very bottom of this list and look at the open positions for the "Tahoe Basin."