No wildland firefighter jobs are open on the Tongass National Forest today. Most of its job ads open in August, September, and November. Get the email and you will know when the next ones post. The forest is in Alaska. You could work in 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Juneau, Alaska | 0 | 136 |
| Ketchikan, Alaska | 0 | 82 |
| Wrangell, Alaska | 0 | 80 |
| Thorne Bay, Alaska | 0 | 78 |
| Petersburg, Alaska | 0 | 70 |
| Craig, Alaska | 0 | 35 |
| Sitka, Alaska | 0 | 34 |
| Hoonah, Alaska | 0 | 31 |
| Yakutat, Alaska | 0 | 15 |
The counts are job ads, not people hired.
The boundary is the Forest Service's own outline. This forest has thousands of small islands, and the map shows only the biggest pieces.
To ask about a fire job, call the office in the town you want and ask for the fire staff.
| Building | Town | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Juneau Ranger District-Angoon Office Office | Angoon, Alaska | 701 Killisnoo Rd Directions |
| Craig Ranger District Office | Craig, Alaska | 900 Main St Directions Call 907-826-3271 |
| Hoonah Ranger District Office | Hoonah, Alaska | 430 Airport Way Directions Call 907-945-3631 |
| Juneau Ranger District Also here: Admiralty National Monument and Juneau Ranger District Office | Juneau, Alaska | 8510 Mendenhall Loop Rd Directions Call 907-586-8800 (Admiralty National Monument and Juneau Ranger District) |
| Ketchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District Office | Ketchikan, Alaska | 3031 Tongass Ave Directions Call 907-225-2148 |
| Southeast Alaska Discovery Center | Ketchikan, Alaska | 50 Main St Directions Call 907-228-6220 |
| Tongass National Forest Office | Ketchikan, Alaska | Federal Bldg, 648 Mission St Directions Call 907-225-3101 |
| Petersburg Ranger District Office | Petersburg, Alaska | 12 N Nordic Dr Directions Call 907-772-3871 |
| Petersburg Ranger District-Bunkhouse B Office | Petersburg, Alaska | 402B Fram St Directions |
| Petersburg Ranger District-Omni Building Office | Petersburg, Alaska | 15 12th St Directions |
| Petersburg Shop | Petersburg, Alaska | 848 A Mitkof Hwy Directions |
| Tongass National Forest-Petersburg Dispatch Dispatch center | Petersburg, Alaska | 406 Fram St Directions |
| Tongass National Forest-Petersburg Office Office | Petersburg, Alaska | 123 Scow Bay Loop Rd Directions Call 907-772-3841 |
| Sitka Ranger District Also here: Sitka Ranger District Office | Sitka, Alaska | 2108 Halibut Point Rd Directions Call 907-747-6671 (Sitka Ranger District) |
| Thorne Bay Ranger District Office | Thorne Bay, Alaska | 1312 Federal Way Directions Call 907-828-3304 |
| Wrangell Ranger District Office | Wrangell, Alaska | 525 Bennett St Directions Call 907-874-2323 |
| Yakutat Ranger District Office | Yakutat, Alaska | 421 Ocean Cape Rd Directions Call 907-784-3359 |
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.
5 fires started inside the forest boundary since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Together they cover 1 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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