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 ...

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

Kelly Ramsey spent two years as a hotshot firefighter in California beginning in 2020. As a woman, she was an outlier on the crew. She said women make up only about 5% of specialized wildfire crews.

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 ...

A firefighter moves hazard fuel while working on the Bear Gulch fire this summer. Many in the wildland fire community believe the leadership team managing the fire sent crews into an ambush by federal ...

After years of wildland firefighters developing cancer, lung disease and other health issues while not being allowed to wear masks as they work, the U.S. Forest Service will now allow these crews to ...

UL Research Institutes and its Fire Safety Research Institute today announced a new firefighter training course to address the threats found in the wildland urban interface, also known as WUI, or the ...

Thanks to a $4 million grant from the state, the City of Flagstaff will construct a new wildland fire training facility on the east side of town. The facility will serve as a regional hub for wildland ...