Federal legislators are raising concerns that cuts to the U.S. Forest Service staffing under President Donald Trump’s ...

A letter signed by 12 Democratic Senators is demanding answers from U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz after a report ...

Wildland firefighting is physically and emotionally intense. The job is also essential for community safety. Neal Waters/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images As cool weather arrives and the number of U.S.

Dressed in their recognizable yellow and green uniforms, stained by dirt, sweat dripping down their brows and smoke burning their eyes and lungs, nearly 170 newly certified wildland firefighters ...

A bill to provide assistance to firefighters and their families after a firefighter is critically injured or killed in the ...

In order to become a wildland firefighter, you have to pass the pack test.This requires trainees walk three miles in less than 45 minutes while carrying a 45-po ...

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The $20,000 salary increase for wildland firefighters in the 2021 infrastructure law could be coming to an end next week if Congress doesn’t act. The infrastructure law included $600 million to boost ...

Come Oct. 1, wildland firefighters could be facing a big pay cut. Western lawmakers are urging Congress to act quickly so that these firefighters don’t go over a “pay cliff.” Wildland firefighters are ...

Landowners, land managers in north central Idaho work together to educate on the benefits of prescribed burns in rebuilding ...

Humans and wildlife alike need wildfires; what we don't want are wildfires that threaten homes, lives and livelihoods. | ...