Trees fused together in an “H” shape, with a single huge branch between them, are extremely rare, Wyoming tree experts say — ...

A wildfire near Myrtle Beach is one of many to strike NC and SC as drought, low humidity and high winds challenge fire crews ...

Smokejumpers, also known as parattack crews, are wildland firefighters who are trained ... jumpers in protective Kevlar jumpsuits and caged helmets are sent out one or two at a time.

Wildland firefighters have been pushing for permanent pay raises for years. A stopgap funding measure approved by the U.S.

While Mikaela Balkind was working on her degree at the University of Washington in 2018, she was looking for a way to bridge ...

About 75% of the fired Forest Service workers held red cards. That means the agency lost some 2,550 wildland firefighters overnight — a 20% increase over primary firefighters, erased.

A group of CSU researchers aims to find out how fire smoke affects the fertility of the firefighters on the front lines of ...

Just a few weeks into what is considered Guam’s dry season, wildland firefighters have already responded to 37 fire calls, she said. And while there might have been some rain to start the month ...

“Hiring freeze exemptions exist for critical health and safety positions,” meaning wildland firefighters, U.S. Department of Agriculture spokesperson Audra Weeks told High Country News via emai ...

I am unable to copy any of your traffic.” The firefighter saw a small tunnel opening, took off his helmet and SCBA, and wormed through the opening. The firefighter then used his personal cutters ...