The Forest Service bases fire jobs in El Cajon, on the Cleveland National Forest. Since 2016, 66 job ads named El Cajon. 21 needed no experience.
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jobs open today. El Cajon's job ads usually open in January, August, and September.
2
no-experience job ads in a typical year
80
fires started within 50 miles since July 2026. 57 stayed under 10 acres.
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No-experience job ads by fire season (the summer you'd work):
'27 is next summer. Its jobs are still being posted, so that bar is not final.
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Counts come from federal job ads on USAJOBS since 2016. One ad can cover many towns, so this counts ads, not people hired.
These are the buildings where Forest Service people work in El Cajon. A job ad names the town. It does not name the building. To ask about a fire job here, call a number below and ask for the fire staff.
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Monte Vista Interagency Communication Center Dispatch center |
2249 Jamacha Rd El Cajon, California 92019 Directions Call 619-557-5262 |
Source: U.S. Forest Service office locations. We last checked it on October 12, 2026.
A hotshot crew is a 20-person crew sent to the hardest parts of big fires. From the Forest Service list of hotshot crews.
80 fires started within 50 miles since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Most were small: 57 of the 80 stayed under 10 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field. These are the 8 biggest.
The distance is from El Cajon to the point where each fire was first reported. Fire data comes from the government's national fire list.
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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