No wildland firefighter jobs are open on the Pike and San Isabel National Forests today. Most of its job ads open in March, August, and September. Get the email and you will know when the next ones post. The forest is in Colorado. You could work in 17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salida, Colorado | 0 | 352 |
| Canon City, Colorado | 0 | 327 |
| Woodland Park, Colorado | 0 | 297 |
| Lake George, Colorado | 0 | 257 |
| Monument, Colorado | 0 | 211 |
| Buffalo Creek, Colorado | 0 | 170 |
| Shawnee, Colorado | 0 | 125 |
| Pueblo, Colorado | 0 | 111 |
| Elkhart, Kansas | 0 | 106 |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 0 | 101 |
| Springfield, Colorado | 0 | 95 |
| Conifer, Colorado | 0 | 76 |
| Fairplay, Colorado | 0 | 64 |
| Leadville, Colorado | 0 | 58 |
| Sedalia, Colorado | 0 | 55 |
| Rye, Colorado Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 29 miles away. | 0 | 44 |
| La Junta, Colorado | 0 | 26 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| South Platte Ranger District-Buffalo Creek Work Center Work center | Buffalo Creek, Colorado | 18046 County Road 126 Directions |
| San Carlos Ranger District Office | Canon City, Colorado | 3028 E Main St Directions |
| Pikes Peak Ranger District Office | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 601 S Weber Directions Call 719-636-1602 |
| South Platte Ranger District Office | Conifer, Colorado | 30403 Kings Valley Dr Directions Call 303-275-5610 |
| Cimarron National Grassland Office | Elkhart, Kansas | 242 Hwy 56 E Directions Call 620-697-4621 |
| South Park Ranger District Office | Fairplay, Colorado | 320 Hwy 285 Directions Call 719-836-2031 |
| Comanche National Grassland-Timpas Unit Office | La Junta, Colorado | 1420 E 3rd St Directions Call 719-384-2181 |
| South Park Ranger District-Lake George Work Center Work center | Lake George, Colorado | 140 Trail Creek Rd Directions |
| San Carlos Ranger District-La Veta Work Center Work center | La Veta, Colorado | 103 E Field Ave Directions |
| Leadville Ranger District Office | Leadville, Colorado | 810 Front St Directions Call 719-486-0749 |
| Pikes Peak Ranger District-Monument Fire Center Fire base | Monument, Colorado | 3751 Mt Herman Rd Directions |
| Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Grasslands Office | Pueblo, Colorado | 2840 Kachina Dr Directions Call 719-553-1500 |
| Pikes Peak Ranger District-Pueblo Fleet Shop Office | Pueblo, Colorado | 825 W St Directions |
| C Street Work Center Work center | Salida, Colorado | 348 E 3rd St Directions |
| Salida Ranger District Office | Salida, Colorado | 5575 Cleora Rd Directions Call 719-539-3591 |
| Salida Ranger District-Salida Fire Center Fire base | Salida, Colorado | 133 Crane Ln Directions |
| South Platte Ranger District-Indian Creek Work Center Work center | Sedalia, Colorado | 1217 N Hwy 67 Directions |
| Comanche National Grassland-Carrizo Unit Office | Springfield, Colorado | 27204 Hwy 287 Directions Call 719-523-6591 |
| Comanche National Grassland-Carrizo Unit-Carrizo Work Center Work center | Springfield, Colorado | 26163 County 19 Directions |
| Pikes Peak Ranger District-Westcliffe Work Center Work center | Westcliffe, Colorado | 5 Hermit Ln Directions |
| Pikes Peak Ranger District-Woodland Park Work Center Work center | Woodland Park, Colorado | 1408 Rampart Range 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.
26 fires started inside the forest boundary since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Together they cover 2,424 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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