โ† Wildland firefighter jobs in California

Wildland Firefighter Jobs in Banning, California

Federal fire job ads list Banning as a town to work in. It is on the San Bernardino National Forest. Since 2016, 34 job ads named Banning. 14 needed no experience.

1 job open in Banning right now (1 need no experience) โ†’

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job open now. 1 needs no experience.

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no-experience job ads in a typical year

233

fires started within 50 miles since July 2026. 179 stayed under 10 acres.

Wildland firefighter jobs open in Banning right now

1 open job ad names Banning, live from USAJOBS. Jobs that need no experience are first. An ad that says "Multiple Locations" covers Banning and other towns.

Wildland Firefighter

Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior

๐ŸŒฑ Entry level ยท no experience $44,112โ€“$68,844/yr GW-3โ€“5 Apply by Oct 30

๐Ÿ’ฐ ~$71Kโ€“$118K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)

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When Banning hires

๐ŸŒฑ No experience needed

  • In a typical year, 2 no-experience job ads name Banning.
  • Most job ads open in January, October, and November.
  • Federal fire jobs post in the fall and winter for the next summer. Apply months before fire season.

No-experience job ads by fire season (the summer you'd work):

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'18
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'19
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'20
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'21
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'22
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'23
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'24
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'25
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'26
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'27

'27 is next summer. Its jobs are still being posted, so that bar is not final.

Who posts jobs here

  • Bureau of Land Management (30 job ads)
  • Office of the Secretary of the Interior (4 job ads)

See what wildland firefighters make, with overtime and hazard pay.

Counts come from federal job ads on USAJOBS since 2016. One ad can cover many towns, so this counts ads, not people hired.

Banning on the map

Banning Forest Service building San Bernardino National Forest Where a fire started

Forest Service buildings in Banning

These are the buildings where Forest Service people work in Banning. A job ad names the town. It does not name the building.

Building Address
Front Country Ranger District-Banning Fire Station 35 Fire base 10045 Gilman
Banning, California 92220 Directions
San Jacinto Ranger District-Alandale Fire Station 57 Fire base 21157 Hwy 243
Banning, California 92220 Directions
San Jacinto Ranger District Forest-Vista Grande Fire Station 51 Fire base 19401 Hwy 243
Banning, California 92220 Directions

Source: U.S. Forest Service office locations. We last checked it on October 12, 2026. The Forest Service gives no phone for these buildings.

Fires within 50 miles of Banning

233 fires started within 50 miles since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Most were small: 179 of the 233 stayed under 10 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field. These are the 8 biggest.

The distance is from Banning to the point where each fire was first reported. Fire data comes from the government's national fire list.

Other towns on the San Bernardino National Forest

The same forest hires in these towns. The number is how many job ads named the town since 2016. See the whole forest.

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