The Laguna Fire burns along a canyon ridge July 4. As many as 27% of US Forest Service jobs remain vacant as of July 17, according to a Pro Publica analysis. Despite the Trump administration’s public ...

ALTURAS, Calif. -- A U.S. Forest Service firefighter from South Dakota has been killed battling one of more than a dozen wildfires raging across California, Forest Service officials said Friday night.

The Deschutes National Forest of the USDA Forest Service said Monday it is now hiring for several seasonal positions, ...

Every summer, thousands of wildland firefighters endure months of heavy exposure to smoke and other toxins without ...

U.S. Forest Service firefighter Alan Gudino, right, shields his face while battling the Madre fire in San Luis Obispo County in July. (Noah Berger / Associated Press) The U.S. Forest Service has ...

A fire west of Cody in August 1937 killed 15 wildland firefighters and injured dozens more. The devastating human toll ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Despite the Trump administration’s public pronouncements that it has hired enough wildland firefighters, documents obtained by ProPublica show a high ...

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