Wildland firefighters are under significant strain, often overworked and underpaid despite the growing need to respond to larger, more destructive fires. Building a more resilient and effective ...
Every year around this time, California's wildland firefighters hold their breath as hot, dry winds threaten to spread flames across the state. As ...
Bryan Gallagher, incident commander and NYSDEC forest ranger, said each wildland firefighter gets a basic wildland fire ...
The union for wildland firefighters says a recently passed Ontario bill that makes them eligible for presumptive cancer care ...
New York parks and recreation aide Dariel Vasquez died while battling a forest fire in Orange County on Saturday, New York ...
Eight volunteer firefighters in Lycoming County have returned after they battled a stubborn wildland fire that started last ...
The Shoe Fire in Shasta County is now fully contained, U.S. Forest Service officials announced this week, but with forecast ...
Vasquez, a recent Ramapo High School graduate, was a member of the Office of Parks and Recreation's wildland fire crew.
The 1994 South Canyon fire that killed 14 firefighters is a reminder that competent leadership and communications are vital.
Colorado wildfires are becoming more extreme, and fire officials must seek new and better ways to prevent and fight them.