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

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

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 ...

The Woodland Township Board of Directors approved the $590,000 purchase of a new fire truck that will aid the department in tackling wildfires in the densely forested community. Woodlands Fire Chief ...

REEDLEY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Future firefighters are back in class at Reedley College. The students from all walks of life are gearing up for their second semester in the Wildland Fire program. "It's a ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Few photographers can claim to know as much about forest fires as Aaron Colussi. For the past decade, 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 ...

Authorities in Colorado closed Highway 40 near Dinosaur for several hours on Sunday after a vehicle fire sparked a wildland fire in the area. According to the Colorado State Patrol, an RV with a Ford ...

SWEET HOME, Ore. — Oregon has officially wrapped up a historic year for wildfires. It was the most damaging in terms of acres burned and the most expensive fire season in state history — and ...

A Senate panel voted 10-1 on Wednesday to advance legislation aimed at preserving the recently increased salaries of the federal government’s corps of wildland firefighters and avert a so-called “pay ...