No wildland firefighter jobs are open on the National Forests in North Carolina 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 North Carolina. You could work in 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pisgah Forest, North Carolina | 0 | 196 |
| Franklin, North Carolina | 0 | 151 |
| New Bern, North Carolina | 0 | 146 |
| Nebo, North Carolina | 0 | 137 |
| Cherokee, North Carolina Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 24 miles away. | 0 | 114 |
| Mars Hill, North Carolina | 0 | 111 |
| Murphy, North Carolina | 0 | 109 |
| Robbinsville, North Carolina | 0 | 107 |
| Asheville, North Carolina | 0 | 105 |
| Troy, North Carolina | 0 | 101 |
| Elkins, West Virginia | 0 | 74 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| National Forests In North Carolina Office | Asheville, North Carolina | 160A Zillicoa St Directions Call 828-257-4200 |
| North Carolina Interagency Coordination Center Dispatch center | Asheville, North Carolina | 160 Zillicoa St Directions Call 828-257-4264 |
| Central Appalachian Dispatch Center Dispatch center | Elkins, West Virginia | 200 Sycamore St Directions Call 304-636-1800 x243 |
| Nantahala Ranger District Office | Franklin, North Carolina | 90 Sloan Rd Directions Call 828-524-6441 |
| French Broad Station | Hot Springs, North Carolina | 60 Forest Service Dr Directions |
| Bald Mountain Helibase Fire base | Marion, North Carolina | 6694 US 221 N Directions |
| Woodlawn Work Center Work center | Marion, North Carolina | 46 Green Mountain Rd Directions Call 828-877-3265 |
| Appalachian Ranger District Office | Mars Hill, North Carolina | 632 Manor Rd Directions Call (828) 689-9694 |
| Mortimer Work Center Work center | Mortimer, North Carolina | NC 90 Directions |
| Tusquitee Ranger District Office | Murphy, North Carolina | 123 Woodland Dr Directions Call 828-837-5152 |
| Grandfather Ranger District Office | Nebo, North Carolina | 109 E Lawing Dr Directions Call (828) 652-2144 |
| Croatan Ranger District Office | New Bern, North Carolina | 141 E Fisher Ave Directions Call 252-638-5628 |
| Cradle of Forestry in America | Pisgah Forest, North Carolina | US Hwy 276 Directions Call 828-877-3130 |
| Pisgah Ranger District Office | Pisgah Forest, North Carolina | 1600 Pisgah Hwy Directions Call 828-877-3265 |
| Cheoah Ranger District Office | Robbinsville, North Carolina | 1070 Massey Branch Rd Directions Call 828-479-6431 |
| Uwharrie Ranger District Office | Troy, North Carolina | 789 Biscoe Rd Directions Call 910-576-6391 |
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 0 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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