President Biden said his administration is working to increase wildland firefighter pay to $29/hr. A huge jump from the ...

Now would be a good time for Congress to pass a federal spending bill to make a permanent pay increase a reality.

You're a hotshot working to contain a wildfire. The conflagration jumps the fire line, forcing your crew to flee using pre-determined escape routes. At the start of the day, the crew boss estimated ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is testing what it says is the first respirator developed specifically for battling ...

As a changing climate fuels more wildfires, experts are working to better protect firefighters on the front lines.

Two bills are going through congress that would give low ranking wildland firefighters a 42% pay increase and top ranking ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ben Elkind, a wildland firefighter based in Washington state who has traveled the country fighting fires for 17 years, about what it's like at the frontlines of wildfires.

The Flint Gap Fire, which is estimated to be 58 acres in size, is now 50% contained, according to the Great Smoky Mountains ...

Carbajal: “if we don’t act soon, Congress is going to thank these brave firefighters for their service with a pay cut.” ...

"One of the fundamental questions in firefighter safety is mobility," commented Mickey Campbell from the University of Utah. ...

So far this wildfire season, aerial firefighting activities have faced the persistent nuisance of 21 “public drone incursions ...

Thumbs up to the delivery of new firefighting equipment for the West Virginia Division of Forestry. In the wake of the ongoing drought, wildfires are becoming a major concern. Purchased over the last ...