5 wildland firefighter jobs are open on the Lassen National Forest right now. 2 need no experience. The forest is in California. You could work in 11 towns on it.
See the 5 open jobs โ5 open job ads name a town on this forest, live from USAJOBS. Jobs that need no experience are first.
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$71Kโ$118K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$77Kโ$129K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$84Kโ$141K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$84Kโ$141K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$84Kโ$141K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Susanville, California | 3 | 703 |
| Chester, California | 0 | 573 |
| Hat Creek, California | 0 | 294 |
| Fall River Mills, California | 0 | 248 |
| Mineral, California | 2 | 223 |
| Forest Ranch, California | 0 | 188 |
| Old Station, California | 0 | 156 |
| Manzanita Lake, California Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 1 mile away. | 0 | 144 |
| Janesville, California Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 11 miles away. | 0 | 21 |
| Burney, California Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 10 miles away. | 0 | 18 |
| Paynes Creek, California Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 18 miles away. | 0 | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Almanor Ranger District Office | Chester, California | 900 E Hwy 36 Directions Call 530-258-2141 |
| Hat Creek Ranger District Office | Fall River Mills, California | 43225 E Hwy 299 Directions Call (530) 336-5521 |
| Almanor Ranger District-Butte Meadows Fire Station Fire base | Forest Ranch, California | 7288 Humboldt Rd Directions |
| Hat Creek Work Center-Hat Creek Work center | Hat Creek, California | 17696 Hwy 89 Directions |
| Almanor Ranger District-Mineral Work Center Work center | Mineral, California | 38795 Hwy 36E Directions |
| Hat Creek Work Center-Old Station Work center | Old Station, California | 13103 Brian's Way Directions |
| Manzanita Lake Fire Station Fire base | Shingletown, California | 39489 Hwy 44 Directions |
| Bogard Work Center Work center | Susanville, California | 662-275 Hwy 44 Directions |
| Eagle Lake Ranger District Office | Susanville, California | 477-050 Eagle Lake Rd Directions Call 530-257-4188 |
| Lassen National Forest Office | Susanville, California | 2550 Riverside Dr Directions Call 530-257-2151 |
| Susanville Interagency Fire Center Fire base | Susanville, California | 1491 Fifth St Directions Call 530-257-5575 |
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.
12 fires 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. 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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