No wildland firefighter jobs are open on the Eldorado National Forest today. Most of its job ads open in January, August, and October. Get the email and you will know when the next ones post. The forest is in California. You could work in 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pollock Pines, California | 0 | 519 |
| Camino, California | 0 | 312 |
| Georgetown, California | 0 | 303 |
| Pioneer, California | 0 | 284 |
| Grizzly Flats, California | 0 | 152 |
| Kyburz, California | 0 | 132 |
| Placerville, California | 0 | 82 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Camino Interagency Command Center Dispatch center | Camino, California | 2840 Mount Danaher Rd Directions Call 530-644-0200 |
| Placerville Ranger District Office | Camino, California | 4260 Eight Mile Rd Directions Call (530) 644-2324 |
| Georgetown Ranger District Office | Georgetown, California | 7600 Wentworth Springs Rd Directions Call (530) 333-4312 / Rock Creek Trail Status: (530) 334-6477 |
| Placerville Ranger District-Grizzly Flat Fire Station Fire base | Grizzly Flats, California | 4400 String Canyon Rd Directions |
| Amador Ranger District-Carson Pass Infomation Station Office | Kirkwood, California | 4973 State Route 88 Directions |
| Placerville Ranger District-Kyburz Fire Station Fire base | Kyburz, California | 13275 Hwy 50 Directions |
| Amador Ranger District Office | Pioneer, California | 26820 Silver Dr Directions Call 209-295-4251 |
| Amador Ranger District-Dew Drop Fire Station Fire base | Pioneer, California | 29300 Dew Drop Byp Directions |
| Amador Ranger District-Lumberyard Fire Station Fire base | Pioneer, California | 38801 Hwy 88 Directions |
| Eldorado National Forest Office | Placerville, California | 100 Forni Rd Directions Call 530-622-5061 |
| Placerville Ranger District-Placerville Work Center Work center | Placerville, California | 2350 Carson Rd Directions |
| Pacific Ranger District Office | Pollock Pines, California | 7887 Hwy 50 Directions Call (530) 644-2349 |
| Pacific Ranger District-Crystal Basin Fire Station Fire base | Pollock Pines, California | 10000 Ice House Rd Directions |
| Placerville Ranger District-Slypark Hotshot Base Fire base | Pollock Pines, California | 5420 Sly Park Rd Directions |
| Sierra Springs Fire Station Fire base | Pollock Pines, California | 5602 Sly Park Rd 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.
13 fires started inside the forest boundary since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Together they cover 17 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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