3 wildland firefighter jobs are open on the Modoc National Forest right now. 1 needs no experience. The forest is in California. You could work in 5 towns on it.
See the 3 open jobs โ3 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 ~$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.)
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alturas, California | 3 | 416 |
| Tulelake, California | 1 | 351 |
| Adin, California | 0 | 246 |
| Cedarville, California | 1 | 227 |
| Canby, California | 0 | 163 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Big Valley Ranger District Office | Adin, California | 508 S Main Directions Call (530) 299-3215; TDD: (530) 299-3425; FAX: (530)-299-8409 |
| Devils Garden Ranger District Also here: Modoc National Forest and Devils Garden Ranger District Office | Alturas, California | 225 W 8th St Directions Call Main Office (530) 233-5811; TDD: (530)-233-8708; FAX: (530)-233-8809 (Devils Garden Ranger District) Call 530-233-5811 (Modoc National Forest and Devils Garden Ranger District) |
| Modoc Interagency Emergency Communications Center Dispatch center | Alturas, California | 800 W 12th St Directions Call 530-233-4581 |
| Canby Fire Station Fire base Seasonal office | Canby, California | 22529 Hwy 299 Directions Call 530-233-7954 |
| Warner Mountain Ranger District Office | Cedarville, California | 710 Townsend St Directions Call (530) 279-6116 TDD: (530)-279-8325 FAX: (530)-279-8309 |
| Doublehead Ranger District Office | Tulelake, California | 49870 Hwy 139 Directions Call (530) 233-5811 |
Source: U.S. Forest Service office locations. We last checked it on October 12, 2026. Some phones come from the forest's own website.
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 50 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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