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Wildland Firefighter Jobs in Klamath River, California

The Forest Service bases fire jobs in Klamath River, on the Klamath National Forest. Since 2016, 304 job ads named Klamath River. 78 needed no experience.

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0

jobs open today. Klamath River's job ads usually open in January, August, and September.

8

no-experience job ads in a typical year

98

fires started within 50 miles since July 2026. 73 stayed under 10 acres.

Wildland firefighter jobs open in Klamath River right now

No job ad names Klamath River right now. Federal fire jobs post in waves, mostly in the fall and winter. See all open jobs in California.

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When Klamath River hires

🌱 No experience needed

  • In a typical year, 8 no-experience job ads name Klamath River.
  • Most job ads open in January, August, and September.
  • 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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'20
5
'21
10
'22
6
'23
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'24
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'25
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'26
2
'27

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

Who posts jobs here

  • Forest Service (304 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.

Klamath River on the map

Klamath River Forest Service building Klamath National Forest Where a fire started

Forest Service buildings in Klamath River

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

Building Address
Oak Knoll Ranger District-Oak Knoll Work Center Work center 538 Oak Knoll Rd
Klamath River, California 96050 Directions

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

Hotshot crews based in Klamath River

A hotshot crew is a 20-person crew sent to the hardest parts of big fires. From the Forest Service list of hotshot crews.

Fires within 50 miles of Klamath River

98 fires started within 50 miles since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Most were small: 73 of the 98 stayed under 10 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field. These are the 8 biggest.

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

Other towns on the Klamath 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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