Much-needed rain in the forecast is giving wildland fire crews a fighting chance to increase containment of the Alder Springs ...

As danger from wildfire increases, firefighters who normally work on structure fires are making sure they are ready to be ...

The National Federation of Federal Employees said a lack of planning and a rapid timeline for merging programs will threaten ...

Nearly 4,000 people have been told to evacuate or prepare for evacuation in Deschutes and Jefferson counties. The fire jumped ...

It would be called the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, according to budget documents from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and ...

Winnemucca Mountain is on fire about a mile northwest of the city of Winnemucca. The fire is 60% contained and spreads across ...

Fallon stressed that “fire management is not just ‘fire fighting’. It takes multiple disciplines– wildlife specialists, ...

A large grass fire burned through the mountains south of Maricopa overnight and at last word had burned more than 600 acres.

Wildland firefighters in the Big Cypress National Preserve are planning to light the first of three prescribed fires on June ...

“You don't realize how much goes into fighting wildland fires,” Howard said. Through prescribed burns and physical training, the group gained real-world experience fighting fire before the ...

“Grass fires are really hot. You can feel the heat coming off of that,” she said. A wildland fire crew of ... everyone who’s capable is out West fighting catastrophic wildfires for similar ...