No wildland firefighter jobs are open on the Sierra National Forest today. Most of its job ads open in January, August, and September. Get the email and you will know when the next ones post. The forest is in California. You could work in 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prather, California | 0 | 402 |
| North Fork, California | 0 | 398 |
| Trimmer, California Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 6 miles away. | 0 | 284 |
| Oakhurst, California | 0 | 231 |
| Fresno, California | 0 | 225 |
| Mariposa, California | 0 | 134 |
| Big Creek, California | 0 | 123 |
| Clovis, California | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| High Sierra Ranger District-Auberry Yard Office | Auberry, California | 35132 Wish-I-Ah Rd Directions |
| High Sierra Ranger District-Blue Canyon Work Center Work center | Auberry, California | 45000 Peterson Rd Directions |
| High Sierra Ranger District-Mountain Rest Fire Station Fire base | Auberry, California | 34911 Tollhouse Rd Directions |
| High Sierra Ranger District-Big Creek Fire Station Fire base | Big Creek, California | 51000 Point Rd Directions |
| Sierra National Forest Office | Clovis, California | 1600 Tollhouse Rd Directions Call 559-297-0706 |
| Bass Lake Ranger District-Fresno Air Attack Base Office | Fresno, California | 2307 N Clovis Ave Directions |
| Sierra Emergency Command Center Dispatch center | Fresno, California | 2311 N Clovis Ave Directions Call 559-291-1877 |
| High Sierra Ranger Station Office | Lakeshore, California | 71000 Kaiser Pass Rd Directions Call 559-841-8323 |
| Bass Lake Ranger District-Jerseydale Fire Station Fire base | Mariposa, California | 6440 Jerseydale Rd Directions |
| Bass Lake Ranger District-Midpines Fire Station Fire base | Midpines, California | 6362 Hwy 140 Directions |
| Bass Lake Ranger District Office | North Fork, California | 57003 Road 225 Directions Call (559) 877-2218 |
| Bass Lake Ranger District-Douglas Fire Station Fire base | North Fork, California | 33339 Douglas Station Rd Directions |
| Bass Lake Ranger District-Batterson Work Station Work center | Oakhurst, California | 43060 Hwy 41 Directions |
| Bass Lake Ranger District-Oakhurst Vistor Center Office | Oakhurst, California | 40343 Hwy 41 Directions |
| High Sierra Ranger District Office | Prather, California | 29688 Auberry Rd Directions Call (559) 855-5355 ext.0 |
| High Sierra Ranger District-Trimmer Work Center Work center | Sanger, California | 34849 Maxon 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.
19 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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