1 wildland firefighter job is open on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest right now. 1 needs no experience. The forest is in California. You could work in 14 towns on it.
See the 1 open job โ1 open job ad names 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.)
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Redding, California | 1 | 692 |
| Weaverville, California | 0 | 308 |
| McCloud, California | 0 | 308 |
| Hayfork, California | 0 | 301 |
| Mount Shasta, California | 0 | 252 |
| Mountain Gate, California Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 1 mile away. | 0 | 185 |
| Platina, California | 0 | 182 |
| Lakehead, California | 0 | 146 |
| Callahan, California Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 14 miles away. | 0 | 134 |
| Lewiston, California | 0 | 126 |
| Big Bar, California | 0 | 114 |
| Junction City, California | 0 | 100 |
| Burnt Ranch, California | 0 | 88 |
| Trinity Center, California | 0 | 88 |
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 Bar Ranger District Office | Big Bar, California | 28451 State Hwy 299 W Directions |
| Big Bar Ranger District-Burnt Ranch Guard Station Work center | Burnt Ranch, California | 200A School House Rd Directions |
| Mt Shasta Ranger District-Sims Guard Station Work center | Castella, California | 19111 Mirrors Ridge Rd Directions |
| Hayfork Ranger District Office | Hayfork, California | 111 Trinity St Directions Call 530-628-5227 |
| Hayfork Ranger District-Hayfork Compound Office | Hayfork, California | 123 Forest Rd Directions |
| Yolla Bolla Ranger District-Hyampom Fire Station Fire base | Hyampom, California | Lower S Fork Rd Directions |
| Big Bar Ranger District-Junction City Fire Station Fire base | Junction City, California | 43600 Hwy 299 W Directions |
| Shasta Lake Ranger District-Lake Shore Fire Station Fire base | Lakehead, California | 20207 Lakeshore Dr Directions |
| Weaverville Ranger District-Trinity Helibase Fire base | Lewiston, California | 3325 Pettijohn Rd Directions |
| McCloud Ranger District Office | McCloud, California | 2019 Forest Rd Directions Call 530-964-2184 |
| Mccloud Ranger District-Ash Creek Fire Station Fire base | McCloud, California | Hwy 89 Directions |
| Mt Shasta Ranger District Office | Mount Shasta, California | 204 W Alma Directions |
| Yolla Bolla Ranger District Office | Platina, California | 2555 State Hwy 36 Directions |
| Big Bar Ranger District-Redding Interagency ECC Office | Redding, California | 875 Cypress Ave Directions Call (530) 226-2800 |
| Shasta Lake Ranger District Office | Redding, California | 14225 Holiday Rd Directions Call (530) 275-1587 |
| Shasta-Trinity National Forest and PSW Research Lab Office | Redding, California | 3644 Avtech Parkway Directions Call 530-226-2500 |
| Yolla Bolla Ranger District-Coffee Creek Fire Station Fire base | Trinity Center, California | Coffee Creek Rd Directions |
| Yolla Bolla Ranger District-Mule Creek Fire Station Fire base | Trinity Center, California | HRC 1 Box 22 Directions |
| Weaverville Ranger District Office | Weaverville, California | 360 Main Street Hwy 299 Directions Call 530-623-2121 |
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.
24 fires started inside the forest boundary since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Together they cover 3 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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