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Fire Camp Chef

Happy Day Catering
Lewiston, ID Part Time
POSTED ON 5/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/5/2026
Benefits:

  • Free food & snacks
  • Free uniforms
  • Training & development


FIRE CAMP LABOR NEEDED

Hiring for Fire Camp Chef begins in March for the fire season of May through October. We will be setting up camps, throwing freight, and serving hundreds of meals per day to hungry firefighters on an incident-to-incident basis from May to October. You may be called for one week, for four separate fires, or not at all, depending on what the fire team needs are that season.

Are you strong enough to join our team?

Qualifications & Requirements:

  • Self-starter, leadership ability, organizational skills, and commitment to excellence in serving the firefighters and others who keep our communities safe during disasters.
  • Available with 18 hours' notice for 7 to 13 days of tent camping in heat, cold, and smoky environments with limited phone and internet access.
  • Able to work a physically demanding general labor job while alternating early and late sleep/work shifts.
  • Able to get along with a small group of coworkers and create a positive, conflict-free working environment.
  • Able to follow directions and produce consistent results.
  • Prior fire camp, banquet service, kitchen prep, maintenance, or similar experience is preferred.
  • Drivers with Class A CDLs are preferred.
  • Applicants MUST be able to obtain their Washington Food Handler Card online upon acceptance of position, if offered.


Happy Day maintains high expectations for the conduct of our staff, and we expect that staff will remain professional, problem-solving, and positively oriented at all times. There will be zero tolerance for unprofessional conduct, vulgarity, drugs, or alcohol at camp.

If you meet these qualifications and are interested in serving at Fire Camp with enthusiasm and professionalism, please call our hiring office in March at (208) 743-0179 ext. 1 and ask to speak with our Fire Camp Hiring Manager regarding employment. Please note that all initial interviews will be conducted by phone.

Based in Lewiston, ID, Happy Day Catering is the foremost catering and event planning company in the Inland Northwest region. We are a ten-year KLEW Best of the West Caterer & Banquet Facility winner, and it shows in every step of our service. As an arm of the Happy Day Restaurants family, we value our guests, our employees, and our communities, giving back frequently to a variety of local non-profit efforts.

We offer the most dynamic and professional service in the industry and seek to constantly raise our standards while developing each of our employees into leaders. If you want to be a part of this community of excellence, apply today!

Learn more about us at happydaycatering.com or follow us on Facebook at FB.com/HDCatering.

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