No wildland firefighter jobs are open on the Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests today. Most of its job ads open in March, April, and August. Get the email and you will know when the next ones post. The forest is in South Carolina. You could work in 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Huger, South Carolina | 0 | 175 |
| Whitmire, South Carolina | 0 | 137 |
| Mountain Rest, South Carolina | 0 | 135 |
| Edgefield, South Carolina | 0 | 122 |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 0 | 43 |
| Clemson, South Carolina Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 19 miles away. | 0 | 20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley Work Center Work center | Bradley, South Carolina | 120 Bradley St Directions |
| Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests Office | Columbia, South Carolina | 4931 Broad River Rd Directions Call 803-561-4000 |
| Francis Marion Helibase Fire base | Cordesville, South Carolina | 2421 Witherbee Rd Directions |
| Edgefield Work Center Work center | Edgefield, South Carolina | Hwy 283 Plum Branch Rd Directions |
| Long Cane Ranger District Office | Edgefield, South Carolina | 310 Buncombe St Directions Call (803) 624-9471 |
| Francis Marion Ranger District Office | Huger, South Carolina | 2967 Steed Creek Rd Directions Call (843) 336-2200 |
| Andrew Pickens Ranger District Office | Mountain Rest, South Carolina | 112 Andrew Pickens Cir Directions Call (864) 638-9568 |
| Enoree Ranger District Office | Whitmire, South Carolina | 20 Work Center Rd Directions Call (803) 276-4810 |
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.
6 fires started inside the forest boundary since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Together they cover 1,102 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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