River Selby had a tough time in their teenage years. But that started to change once they decided to give wildland fire ...

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

I met a guy in college who worked on a wildfire hotshot crew during the summer. It was a role he had pursued since graduating high school, dedicating his summers to protecting homes, communities, and ...

From 2000 to 2010, River Selby was a wildland firefighter whose given name was Anastasia. This is a memoir of that time in their life--of Ana, the struggles she encountered, and the constraints of ...

Santa Barbara–based firefighter Jorge Hurtado brings the world of wildland firefighting to life for kids with his Sparky the ...

I had a rewarding and successful wildland fire and fuels management career, and I feel the ultimate opportunity for giving back is in helping to develop the next generation of wildland fire and ...

The reversal of a decades-old U.S. Forest Service policy means that federal wildland firefighters can now mask up if they want to — something Washington’s state wildland firefighters have been able to ...

Zoe Treibitz, 24, who has worked as an emergency wildland firefighter with the Kentucky Division of Forestry, speaks about concerns over low pay and high turnover among firefighters, Sept. 10, 2025.