The Forest Service bases fire jobs in Parsons, on the Monongahela National Forest. Since 2016, 85 job ads named Parsons. 27 needed no experience.
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jobs open today. Parsons's job ads usually open in March, August, and November.
3
no-experience job ads in a typical year
0
fires started within 50 miles since July 2026
No job ad names Parsons right now. Federal fire jobs post in waves, mostly in the fall and winter. See all open jobs in West Virginia.
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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 Parsons. 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 |
|---|---|
| Cheat-Potomac Ranger District (Parsons) Office |
459 N Nursery Bottom Rd Parsons, West Virginia 26287 Directions Call (304) 478-3251 |
Source: U.S. Forest Service office locations. We last checked it on October 12, 2026.
Our fire records begin in July 18, 2026. No fire in them started within 50 miles of Parsons.
The distance is from Parsons 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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