Over the summer, an executive order from President Trump called for the consolidation of federal wildfire programs “to the maximum degree practicable.” The secretaries of Interior and Agriculture ...

The federal government will combine its wildland firefighting operations within the Interior Department into a single new agency, dubbed the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, according to memos released ...

Most research on wildland firefighter health has focused on physical health risks related to things like smoke exposure and ...

The Woodland Township Board of Directors approved the $590,000 purchase of a new fire truck that will aid the department in tackling wildfires in the densely forested community. Woodlands Fire Chief ...

REEDLEY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Future firefighters are back in class at Reedley College. The students from all walks of life are gearing up for their second semester in the Wildland Fire program. "It's a ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Few photographers can claim to know as much about forest fires as Aaron Colussi. For the past decade, the ...

A 2021 package provided the Interior Department $878 million for wildland fuels management over a five-year period. Interior Department agencies mishandled and in some cases misspent supplemental ...

A Senate panel voted 10-1 on Wednesday to advance legislation aimed at preserving the recently increased salaries of the federal government’s corps of wildland firefighters and avert a so-called “pay ...

Honolulu firefighters have contained a wildland fire that broke out Sunday afternoon near Dillingham Airfield on Oahu’s North Shore. The Honolulu Fire Department received a 911 call at about 2:10 p.m.