Staff Sgt. Christopher Rickenbach, a 355th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, was awarded ...

With city and state officials moving to ensure speedy approvals for projects to rebuild areas devastated by the wildfires in Los Angeles, California’s lawmakers are being urged to expedite rules for ...

Nine fire departments on the Kenai Peninsula recently received grant funding to purchase tools and equipment to help fight ...

ASTORIA Ore. (KPTV) - On Wednesday morning, Oregon-based wildland firefighter, Kevin P. Conley Jr. will be riding his bicycle from Astoria to Northern California to raise money for the Wildland ...

Experienced wildland firefighter and Utah State University Extension Assistant Professor J. Bradley Washa discussed if Utah could experience a wildfire event like the ongoing devastation in the Los ...

One area of concern is how the hiring freeze could impact the federal government’s ability to hire and support its seasonal wildland firefighting workforce. “If you’re saying no to the ...

To address the rising threat, California has invested heavily in wildland firefighting capabilities. Since 2019, the state has put more than $2.5 billion into land management, equipment purchases ...

The Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM) revealed that the governor's budget includes a much-needed 15% pay increase for the state's wildland firefighters. "Our wildland firefighters ...

The costs can vary widely and using the right building materials is essential, says wildfire policy analyst Kimiko Barrett.

I'm Bobbie Scopa a retired firefighter and fire chief. In my career I've worked for urban fire departments as well as federal wildland fire agencies. I've managed and directed many fires in the ...