The 2026 Anheuser-Busch Drinking Water for Wildland Firefighters Program provides 1.5 million cans of emergency water to volunteer fire departments responding to wildfires ...

Nine geographic-area fire chiefs named for the new U.S. Wildland Fire Service, according to industry reporting.

Bruce Woods, mitigation and prevention department head for Texas A&M Forest Service, has retired after 40-plus years of service.

Colorado's wilderness gives crews plenty of opportunities to face trial by a literal fire, but how do they do it?

Officials at the U.S. Forest Service knew gear worn by wildland firefighters contained potentially dangerous “forever chemicals” years before the agency publicly acknowledged the issue, according to ...

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BLAINE COUNTY, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Wildland firefighters experienced all the snow-based recreation Sun Valley has to offer while also addressing mental health concerns associated with the job. The ...

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Stephen Helzer practices deploying his protective fire shelter during a training simulation at the Colorado Wildland Fire and Incident Management Academy at Cheyenne Mountain State Park in Colorado ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — After six surgeries and 16 months—492 days—of rehabilitation, Forest Service wildland firefighter Justin Shaw is finally back home in Idaho. Shaw was severely injured on Aug. 10, ...

Wildland firefighters are willing to wear respirators and other protective breathing equipment despite concerns the devices could hinder their ability to fight fires safely, according to new research ...

A West Coast Wildland firefighter is now in a wheelchair after being shot four times outside a Wesley Chapel apartment complex. Pasco deputies arrested the victim's girlfriend's ex-boyfriend, who is ...