No wildland firefighter jobs are open on the George Washington and Jefferson 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 Virginia. You could work in 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blacksburg, Virginia | 0 | 234 |
| Edinburg, Virginia | 0 | 186 |
| Harrisonburg, Virginia | 0 | 163 |
| Hot Springs, Virginia | 0 | 150 |
| Norton, Virginia | 0 | 144 |
| Augusta Springs, Virginia | 0 | 136 |
| Sugar Grove, Virginia | 0 | 134 |
| Natural Bridge Station, Virginia | 0 | 123 |
| Marion, Virginia | 0 | 93 |
| Covington, Virginia | 0 | 86 |
| Buena Vista, Virginia Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 12 miles away. | 0 | 81 |
| Newcastle, Virginia | 0 | 68 |
| Wise, Virginia Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 5 miles away. | 0 | 63 |
| Coeburn, Virginia Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 10 miles away. | 0 | 49 |
| Charlottesville, Virginia | 0 | 40 |
| Roanoke, Virginia | 0 | 29 |
| Lyndhurst, Virginia Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 21 miles away. | 0 | 15 |
| Natural Bridge, Virginia Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 2 miles away. | 0 | 12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Augusta Interagency Hotshot Crew Fire base | Augusta Springs, Virginia | 2897 Little Calf Pasture Hwy Directions |
| Eastern Divide Ranger District-Blacksburg Office Office | Blacksburg, Virginia | 110 Southpark Dr Directions Call 540-552-4641 |
| Virginia Interagency Coordination Center Dispatch center | Charlottesville, Virginia | 900 Natural Resources Dr Ste 800 Directions Call 434-423-2002 |
| James River Ranger District Office | Covington, Virginia | 810-A Madison Ave Directions |
| Lee Ranger District Office | Edinburg, Virginia | MAIL: 95 Railroad Ave SHIP: 102 Koontz St Directions Call (540) 984-4101 |
| North River Ranger District Office | Harrisonburg, Virginia | 401 Oakwood Dr Directions Call 540-432-0187 |
| Warm Springs Ranger District Office | Hot Springs, Virginia | 422 Forestry Rd Directions Call 540-839-2521 |
| Mount Rogers National Recreation Area | Marion, Virginia | 3714 Hwy 16 Directions Call 276-783-5196 |
| Glenwood-Pedlar Ranger Districts Office | Natural Bridge Station, Virginia | 27 Ranger Ln Directions Call 540-291-2188 |
| Eastern Divide Ranger District-New Castle Office Office | New Castle, Virginia | 24838 Craigs Creek Rd Directions |
| Clinch Ranger District Office | Norton, Virginia | 1700 Park Ave SW Directions Call 276-679-8370 |
| George Washington and Jefferson National Forests Office | Roanoke, Virginia | 5162 Valleypointe Parkway Directions Call 540-265-5100 |
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.
2 fires started inside the forest boundary since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Together they cover 1 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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