2 wildland firefighter jobs are open on the San Bernardino National Forest right now. 1 needs no experience. The forest is in California. You could work in 6 towns on it.
See the 2 open jobs โ2 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 ~$84Kโ$141K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
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The government posts new fire jobs most Mondays. Every Tuesday morning we email you the new ones, so you can apply first. 16 jobs are open right now.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Idyllwild, California | 0 | 350 |
| Fawnskin, California | 0 | 321 |
| San Bernardino, California | 0 | 308 |
| Lytle Creek, California | 0 | 285 |
| Riverside, California Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 10 miles away. | 2 | 107 |
| Banning, California | 1 | 34 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mountaintop Ranger District-Converse Fire Station 17 Fire base | Angelus Oaks, California | 3100 Radford Camp Rd Directions |
| Front Country Ranger District-Banning Fire Station 35 Fire base | Banning, California | 10045 Gilman Directions |
| San Jacinto Ranger District-Alandale Fire Station 57 Fire base | Banning, California | 21157 Hwy 243 Directions |
| San Jacinto Ranger District Forest-Vista Grande Fire Station 51 Fire base | Banning, California | 19401 Hwy 243 Directions |
| Forest Care | Blue Jay, California | 27307 Hwy 189 Directions |
| San Jacinto Ranger District-Cabazon Fire Station 50 Fire base | Cabazon, California | 50382 Irene St Directions |
| Front Country Ranger District-Etiwanda Fire Station 37 Fire base | Etiwanda, California | 6696 Etiwanda Ave Directions |
| Big Bear Ranger District-Big Bear Discovery Center Office | Fawnskin, California | 41397 N Shore Dr, Hwy 38 Directions |
| Mountaintop Ranger District-Big Bear Station Office | Fawnskin, California | 40971 N Shore Dr Directions Call (909) 382-2790 |
| San Jacinto Ranger District-Cranston Fire Station 54 Fire base | Hemet, California | 47015 E Florida Ave Hwy 74 Directions |
| Mountaintop Ranger District-Cottonwood Fire Station 14 Fire base | Hesperia, California | 20575 Hwy 138 Directions |
| Front Country Ranger District-City Creek Fire Station 38 Fire base | Highland, California | 17101 Hwy 330 Directions |
| San Jacinto Ranger District Office | Idyllwild, California | 54270 Pinecrest Directions |
| Mountaintop Ranger District-Rock Camp Fire Station 13 Fire base | Lake Arrowhead, California | 1305 N Hwy 173 Directions |
| Mountaintop Ranger District-Lucerne Valley Fire Station 19 Fire base | Lucerne Valley, California | 33271 Old Woman Springs Rd Directions |
| Front Country Ranger District-Lytle Creek Station Office | Lytle Creek, California | 1209 Lytle Creek Rd Directions Call (909) 382-2851 |
| Front Country Ranger District-Mill Creek Work Center Work center | Mentone, California | 34701 Mill Creek Rd Directions Call (909) 382-2882 |
| San Jacinto Ranger District-Keenwild Helibase Fire base | Mountain Center, California | 28500 Hwy 243 Directions |
| Front Country Ranger District-Mormon Rocks Fire Station 33 Fire base | Phelan, California | 7601 Hwy 138 Directions |
| Big Bear Ranger District-Deerlick Fire Station Fire base | Running Springs, California | 32753 Hwy 18 Directions |
| Heaps Peak Helibase Fire base | Running Springs, California | 30100 Hwy 18 Directions |
| Front Country Ranger District-Del Rosa Work Center Work center | San Bernardino, California | 4121 Quail Canyon Rd Directions |
| Front Country Ranger District-Sycomre Fire Station 32 Fire base | San Bernardino, California | 17280 Glen Helen Parkway Directions |
| Front Country Ranger District-Waterman Canyon FS 36 Office | San Bernardino, California | 23525 Hillview Rd Directions |
| San Bernardino National Forest Also here: Interagency Communications Center (IACC) and Digital Visions Dispatch center and office | San Bernardino, California | 602 S Tippecanoe Ave Directions Call 909-383-5651 (Interagency Communications Center (IACC) and Digital Visions) Call 909-382-2600 (San Bernardino National Forest) |
| San Bernardino National Forest Air Tanker Base Fire base | San Bernardino, California | 2065 E Perimeter Rd Directions |
| Mountaintop Ranger District-Arrowhead Station Office | Skyforest, California | 28104 Hwy 18 Directions |
| Front Country Ranger District-OakGlen Fire Station 39 Fire base | Yucaipa, California | 39326 Clear Water Driver 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.
27 fires started inside the forest boundary since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Together they cover 119 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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