Employment Opportunities
Who We're Looking For
The Kansas Forest Service is always looking for energetic, enthusiastic, career-minded individuals who desire to work in an exciting and dynamic industry. Kansas State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.
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Join Our Team!
Fire Management Specialist
Kansas Forest Service is looking for a service-oriented individual to serve as our Fire Management Specialist. This position supports Kansas fire departments by managing equipment programs, fleet, trailers, fire cache, and radio systems. It ensures the readiness, distribution, and tracking of critical resources, and handles state and national reporting. This role also directly supports the KFS’s preparedness and capacity to respond to wildland fires across the state. By maintaining deployable assets and coordinating resources, the position ensures rapid and effective fire response when incidents occur. For questions about the position, please contact Assistant Fire Management Officer Dennis Carlson.
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Location: Manhattan, KS
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Salary Range: $50,000 - $60,000
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For best consideration application date: 11/24/25
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Student Workers
We often employ student workers for positions as Office Assistants, GIS Technicians or Conservation Tree Program Assistants. Please review the below matierals for additional information.
- Conservation Tree Assistant Job Description
- For the Conservation Tree or Office Assistant positions, please fill out our application here.
- Student Office Assistant Job Description
- For the Student Office Assistant position, please fill out our application here.
Fire Protection Specialist
The Fire Protection Specialist is an intermittent, on-call position with the Kansas Forest Service, designed for individuals with specialized skills in wildland fire and incident response. These highly trained professionals play a critical role in supporting incident management efforts both within Kansas and across the country. Fire Protection Specialists contribute to all facets of emergency and incident response, including wildfire suppression, prescribed fire, fire prevention, aviation support, public education, dispatch, and all-hazard response operations. In addition to technical skills, individuals in this role must demonstrate strong leadership, teamwork, and communication abilities.
