The Earth Fire Alliance has hired NASA’s Wildland Fire Program Manager Dr Michael Falkowski to be its first Lead Scientist.

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

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Photos of What It’s Like to Fight A Forest Fire This photo story takes you right into the heart of the battle against ...

The federal government will combine its wildland firefighting operations within the Interior Department into a single new agency, dubbed the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, according to memos released ...

Sonoma County Regional Parks in partnership with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), Sonoma ...

As Southern California braces for its hottest weather of the summer, a new firefighting crew is stomping through the woods. The city's first full-time and paid wildfire firefighters trained on ...

Sam Topper of Dover is the wildland fire supervisor for the Delaware Forest Service, leading crews that help battle wildfires in other states. When assisting at wildfires, the crews may work 16 hours ...

Fire managers on the Prescott National Forest plan to conduct prescribed fire operations in the area of Walker Rd., Lynx Lake area, on the Bradshaw Ranger ...

Fire managers on the Prescott National Forest plan to conduct prescribed fire operations in the area of Walker Rd. on the ...

As America’s urban megaregions continue to grow, high-demand suburbs are expanding deeper into flammable forests and grasslands. Excessive development along the wildland urban interface is putting ...