So far this wildfire season, aerial firefighting activities have faced the persistent nuisance of 21 “public drone incursions ...
As provinces prepare for rough fire seasons to come, The Globe surveyed the state of their current personnel and equipment – ...
Now would be a good time for Congress to pass a federal spending bill to make a permanent pay increase a reality.
President Biden said his administration is working to increase wildland firefighter pay to $29/hr. A huge jump from the ...
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 ...
Wildland firefighting crews have gained 65% containment of the Short Draw Fire in northeast Wyoming and southern Montana. But ...
The department received the request for state-to-state mutual aid through the Federal Emergency Management Assistance Compact ...
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has announced his government has committed to earlier and enhanced pensions for ...
Two bills are going through congress that would give low ranking wildland firefighters a 42% pay increase and top ranking ...
Three firefighters from Mogale City were among 200 on the Working on Fire-Kishugu Joint Venture team who assisted Canada ...
Every time one is spotted, it stops work for the helicopter at least an hour until they can make sure the air is clear, CAL ...
"When we first started looking into wildland firefighter-mobility a decade ago, there were lots of people studying how fire spreads across the landscape, but very few people were working on the ...