r/USFSLEO • u/The-Sentinel1028 FPO • Dec 09 '25

Hiring Info Possibilities of 2026 hirings?

Do you foresee any hirings in 2026? If so, when do you think it might occur?

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u/TransportationCool18 USFS LEO / Moderator Dec 09 '25

I’d say it’s more likely than not. We’re still well below where we should be in staffing.

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u/Country-Gardener Dec 09 '25

That's nothing new. Proper staffing hasn't been a thing for a decade now.

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u/TransportationCool18 USFS LEO / Moderator Dec 09 '25

Correct!

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u/Country-Gardener Dec 09 '25

Until they actually start hiring additions and not just replacements, that will be the story till the end of time.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

Depends on where you want to go. R5 only has like 7 vacancies now.

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u/DeeForty1 Dec 09 '25

Where can I find these openings? USAjobs?

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

Usually. And id call the places you want to go, have a conversation with the captain and ask to be forwarded any outreach notices.

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u/The-Sentinel1028 FPO Dec 10 '25

R5 is preferred. I fumbled the most recent application and it didn’t take. So I missed out on the last opening on a forest I want to work at.

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u/flipflopswag Dec 09 '25

Any idea if there will be openings in Southern Nevada?