No wildland firefighter jobs are open on the Cleveland 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 California. You could work in 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine, California | 0 | 344 |
| Ramona, California | 0 | 318 |
| Corona, California | 0 | 253 |
| El Cajon, California | 0 | 66 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Palomar Ranger District-Dripping Springs Fire Station Fire base | Aguanga, California | 39755 California 79 Directions |
| Descanso Ranger District Office | Alpine, California | 3348 Alpine Blvd Directions Call 619-445-6235 |
| Descanso Ranger District-Japatul Fire Station Fire base | Alpine, California | 21697 Lyons Valley Rd Directions |
| Descanso Ranger District-Cottonwood Fire Station Fire base | Campo, California | 3134 Buckman Springs Rd Directions |
| Trabuco Ranger District Office | Corona, California | 1147 E Sixth St Directions Call 951-736-1811 |
| Trabuco Ranger District-Corona Fire Station Fire base | Corona, California | 1148 E 6th St Directions |
| Trabuco Ranger District-Temescal Fire Station Fire base | Corona, California | 24530 Temescal Canyon Rd Directions |
| Descanso Ranger District-Descanso Work Center Work center | Descanso, California | 24321 Viejas Grade Rd Directions |
| Monte Vista Interagency Communication Center Dispatch center | El Cajon, California | 2249 Jamacha Rd Directions Call 619-557-5262 |
| Hemet Helitanker Base Fire base | Hemet, California | 4420 Waldon Weaver Rd Directions |
| Palomar Ranger District-Pine Hills Fire Station Fire base | Julian, California | 5995 Forest Rte-13S08 Boulder Creek Rd Directions |
| Trabuco Ranger District-El Cariso Fire Station Fire base | Lake Elsinore, California | 32353 Ortega Hwy Directions |
| Trabuco Ranger District-San Juan Fire Station Fire base | Lake Elsinore, California | 35505 Ortega Hwy Directions |
| Camp Ole Fire Station and Laguna Recreation Center Fire base | Mount Laguna, California | 10955 Sunrise Hwy Directions |
| Laguna Recreation Center | Mt. Laguna, California | 10955 Sunrise Hwy Directions |
| Trabuco Ranger District-Bear Creek Fire Station Fire base | Murrieta, California | 38700 Clinton Keith Rd Directions |
| Palomar Ranger District-Palomar Fire Station Fire base | Palomar Mountain, California | 23604 Canfield Rd Directions |
| Descanso Ranger District-Cameron Guard Station Work center | Pine Valley, California | 3110 Kitchen Creek Rd Directions |
| Descanso Ranger District-Glencliff Fire Station Fire base | Pine Valley, California | 29810 Old Hwy 80 Directions |
| Descanso Ranger District-Kitchen Creek Helibase Fire base | Pine Valley, California | 3766 Kitchen Creek Rd Directions |
| Palomar Ranger District Also here: Goose Valley Fire Station Fire base and office | Ramona, California | 1634 Black Canyon Rd Directions Call 760-788-0250 (Goose Valley Fire Station) |
| Palomar Ranger District-Ramona Air Attack Base Office | Ramona, California | 2498 Monticeto Rd Directions |
| Palomar Ranger District-San Vicente Fire Station Fire base | Ramona, California | 24462 San Vecente Rd Directions |
| Cleveland National Forest Office | San Diego, California | 10845 Rancho Bernardo Rd, Ste 200 Directions Call 858-673-6780 |
| Palomar Ranger District-Henshaw Fire Station Fire base | Santa Ysabel, California | 26147 California 76 Directions |
| Trabuco Ranger District-Trabuco Fire Station Fire base | Trabuco Canyon, California | 30942 Trabuco Canyon Rd Directions |
| Oak Grove Fire Station Also here: Oak Grove Fire Station Fire base | Warner Springs, California | 37560 Hwy 79 Directions Call 957-767-9144 (Oak Grove Fire Station) |
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.
17 fires started inside the forest boundary since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Together they cover 2 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field. These are the 10 biggest.
We only count fires that started inside the forest. A fire that started outside and burned in is not counted.
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