No wildland firefighter jobs are open on the Los Padres National Forest today. Most of its job ads open in January, August, and September. Get the email and you will know when the next ones post. The forest is in California. You could work in 19 towns on it.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria, California | 0 | 293 |
| Santa Barbara, California | 0 | 273 |
| Frazier Park, California | 0 | 246 |
| Ojai, California | 0 | 181 |
| Arroyo Grande, California | 0 | 179 |
| Santa Ynez, California | 0 | 155 |
| Big Sur, California | 0 | 141 |
| Jolon, California Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 16 miles away. | 0 | 131 |
| Greenfield, California | 0 | 123 |
| Fillmore, California | 0 | 121 |
| Carpinteria, California | 0 | 120 |
| Santa Margarita, California | 0 | 120 |
| Piru, California | 0 | 114 |
| Los Olivos, California | 0 | 106 |
| Bradley, California Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 30 miles away. | 0 | 69 |
| King City, California | 0 | 53 |
| New Cuyama, California | 0 | 47 |
| Lompoc, California Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 10 miles away. | 0 | 38 |
| Goleta, California | 0 | 33 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Lucia Ranger District-Arroyo Grande Helibase Fire base | Arroyo Grande, California | 460 Ho Mountain Rd Directions |
| Big Sur Fire Station 18 Fire base | Big Sur, California | Hwy 1 Directions |
| Rincon Fire Station-Santa Barbara Ranger District Fire base | Carpinteria, California | 6115 Casitas Pass Rd Directions |
| Ojai Ranger District-Sespe Fire Station Fire base | Fillmore, California | 513 Old Telegraph Rd Directions |
| Mt Pinos Ranger District Office | Frazier Park, California | 34580 Lockwood Valley Rd Directions Call 661-245-3731 ext. 0 |
| Santa Barbara Ranger District-Air Attack Base & Fire Office Office | Goleta, California | 100 Arnold Pl Directions |
| Monterey Ranger District-Arroyo Seco Fire Station Fire base | Greenfield, California | 47600 Arroyo Seco Rd Directions |
| Monterey Ranger District Office | King City, California | 406 S Mildred Directions Call 831-385-5434 |
| Monterey Ranger District-Figueroa Fire Station Fire base | Los Olivos, California | 8744 Figueroa Mountain Rd, Los Olivos, CA 93441 Directions |
| Santa Lucia Ranger District-New Cuyama Fire Station Fire base | New Cuyama, California | 50 Newsome St Directions |
| Ojai Ranger District Office | Ojai, California | 1190 E Ojai Ave Directions Call 805-646-4348 ext. 0 |
| Ojai Ranger District-Temescal Fire Station Fire base | Piru, California | 4640 Piru Canyon Rd Directions |
| Santa Barbara Ranger District Office | Santa Barbara, California | 3505 Paradise Rd Directions Call 805-724-0079 or 805-967-3481 |
| Santa Barbara Ranger District-Gibraltar Fire Station 46 Fire base | Santa Barbara, California | 2411 Stanwood Dr Directions |
| Santa Barbara Ranger District-San Marcos Fire Station Fire base | Santa Barbara, California | 5398 E Camino Cielo Directions |
| Santa Lucia Ranger District-Pozo Fire Station Fire base | Santa Margarita, California | 13525 High Mountain Rd Directions |
| Santa Lucia Ranger District Office | Santa Maria, California | 1616 N Carlotti Dr Directions Call 805-925-9538 |
| Santa Lucia Ranger District-Pine Canyon Fire Station Fire base | Santa Maria, California | 6200 Hwy 166 Directions Call 805-937-2436 |
| Santa Maria Air Attack Base | Santa Maria, California | 1211 Citation Ct Directions |
| Santa Ynez Helibase Fire base | Santa Ynez, California | 910 Airport Rd Directions |
| Los Padres National Forest Office | Solvang, California | 1980 Old Mission Dr Directions Call (805) 448-6487 |
| Los Padres Communication Center Dispatch center | Vandenberg SFB, California | 1318 New Mexico Bldg 9360 Rm 102 Directions Call 805-938-9142 |
| Ojai Ranger District-Casitas Fire Station Fire base | Ventura, California | 3333 Casitas Pass 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.
11 fires started inside the forest boundary since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Together they cover 55,382 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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