No wildland firefighter jobs are open on the Cherokee National Forest today. Most of its job ads open in January, March, and August. Get the email and you will know when the next ones post. The forest is in Tennessee. You could work in 8 towns on it.
Get an email when jobs open →No open job ad names a town on this forest right now. Federal fire jobs post in waves, mostly in the fall and winter. See all open jobs.
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Federal fire job ads name these towns. Pick a town to see its buildings, hiring history, and nearby fires. One ad can cover many towns, so the same job shows up in more than one row.
| Town | Jobs open now | Job ads since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicoi, Tennessee | 0 | 214 |
| Benton, Tennessee | 0 | 192 |
| Tellico Plains, Tennessee | 0 | 135 |
| Greeneville, Tennessee | 0 | 133 |
| Cleveland, Tennessee | 0 | 74 |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 0 | 37 |
| Bristol, Tennessee Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 21 miles away. | 0 | 33 |
| Copperhill, Tennessee | 0 | 19 |
The counts are job ads, not people hired.
The boundary is the Forest Service's own outline.
To ask about a fire job, call the office in the town you want and ask for the fire staff.
| Building | Town | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Ocoee Ranger District Office | Benton, Tennessee | 3171 Hwy 64 Directions Call (423) 338-3300 |
| Ocoee Work Center Work center | Benton, Tennessee | 227 Hwy 30 Directions |
| Chattanooga Air Tanker Base Fire base | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1022 Jubilee Dr Directions |
| Cherokee National Forest Office | Cleveland, Tennessee | 2800 N Ocoee Street N Directions Call 423-476-9700 |
| Copperhill Heliport Fire base | Copperhill, Tennessee | 971 Airport Rd Directions |
| Ocoee-White Water Center Seasonal office | Copperhill, Tennessee | 4400 Hwy 64 Directions |
| Blanchard Springs Caverns | Fifty Six, Arkansas | 704 Blanchard Springs Rd Directions |
| Electronic Site - Greystone Mountain | Greeneville, Tennessee | 809 Greystone Mountain Rd Directions |
| Unaka Ranger District Office | Greeneville, Tennessee | 4900 Asheville Hwy Directions Call (423) 638-4109 |
| Unaka Ranger District-Unaka Work Center Work center | Greeneville, Tennessee | 9344 Asheville Hwy Directions |
| Watauga Ranger District-Watauga Work Center Work center | Hampton, Tennessee | 1928 Hwy 321 Directions |
| Unaka Ranger District-Bowman Field Helipot Office | Jonesborough, Tennessee | 1193 Hwy 107 Directions |
| Tellico-Hiwassee Ranger District Office | Tellico Plains, Tennessee | 250 Ranger Station Rd Directions Call (423) 397-8455 |
| Watauga Ranger District Office | Unicoi, Tennessee | 4400 Unicoi Dr Directions Call (423) 735-1500 |
| Watauga Ranger District-Unicoi Work Center Work center | Unicoi, Tennessee | 150 Forest Service Dr Directions |
Source: U.S. Forest Service office locations. We last checked it on October 12, 2026. Some phones come from the forest's own website. "Not listed" means the Forest Service does not publish it.
A ranger district is one part of the forest, run from its own office. A dispatch center takes fire reports and sends crews. A tanker base is where firefighting planes load.
A hotshot crew is a 20-person crew sent to the hardest parts of big fires. From the Forest Service list of hotshot crews.
1 fire started inside the forest boundary since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Together they cover 5 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field.
We only count fires that started inside the forest. A fire that started outside and burned in is not counted.
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