Gila District is currently recruiting applicants for seasonal call-when-needed wildland firefighters for the 2026 fire season ...

Firefighters in Smith County are using specialized dozers equipped with plows and blades to help when fighting fires.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — October marks the beginning of Kentucky's fall forest fire hazard season, and University of Kentucky forestry students are trading textbooks for fire hoses to gain hands-on ...

How fighting deadly Los Angeles fires as an incarcerated firefighter gave Jose Amezcua purpose, reduced his sentence, and ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — 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-pound pack. Mikaela ...

For decades, federal firefighters have trudged and parachuted into wildfires with only “a bandana and a prayer,” as the saying goes, to protect them from inhaling dangerous toxins. Meanwhile, studies ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) —The Deschutes National Forest of the USDA Forest Service said Monday it is now hiring for several seasonal positions, including wildland firefighters and smokejumpers "We are ...

Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) Chief Brian Fennessy will retire on January 2, 2026, to become the inaugural Director of the newly established United States Wildland Fire Service (USWFS). The new ...

Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy will retire from the agency after the turn of the new year and has tentatively accepted a federal position, according to a memo sent out Friday night ...

B.C. expertise helps lead future of wildland firefighting in Canada In 2025, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) worked tirelessly ...

BOISE, Idaho — After 492 days away from home, wildland firefighter Justin "Riley" Shaw returned to Idaho on Monday, greeted by about 50 family members, friends, firefighters and community members at ...