IDAHO FALLS — A local Career and Technical Education Center student has qualified for a national firefighting competition after placing first in the state. Senior Ty Whitmeyer, 17, was one of ...

A firefighting aircraft battling the deadly Palisades Fire was struck by a drone, forcing the crucial plane out of action with a damaged wing, officials said. Primary Menu Sections.

How DOGE cuts are jeopardizing our national parks 07:23. Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for the ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to merge the government’s wildland firefighting efforts into a single agency, a move some former federal officials ...

The White House and DOGE have sought to eliminate thousands of jobs from the Forest Service. The wildland firefighting force is one of many targets within the agency.

Amid a drought in the West and warnings of another potentially destructive wildfire season ahead, the owners of the world’s largest firefighting air tanker have grounded the massive aircraft ...

One of those aerial firefighting companies based here in Albuquerque, 10 Tanker Air Carrier, provide 35% of all retardants that are dropped in the United States. “We go support the ground troops.

Two firefighting helicopters collided in mid-air Sunday evening while battling a blaze in Riverside County, Calif., killing all three people on one of them, CalFire said, adding that the other ...

Cal Fire is informing the community that low-flying helicopters may be seen in the sky above parts of Sacramento and Amador counties over the next few days.A comprehensive, multi-day training ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is trying to merge the government's wildland firefighting efforts into a single agency, a move some former federal officials warn ...