Wildfires are creeping into urban environments with alarming frequency, and they are connected to health problems ranging ...

boosting their wildland firefighting capacity in a key time of fire season. The transfer was part of the Rural Fire Readiness equipment transfer program, which aims to bolster the capabilities of ...

In early September, our cameras followed firefighters as they battled the 17,000-acre Boone fire in Fresno County in 103-degree heat ... a retired wildland firefighter and health researcher ...

Under expert instruction, the students formed a firebreak, a strategic barrier created by wildland fire crews to help prevent ... protect a firefighter from the heat and flames of a blaze in ...

The biggest issue they're facing is a lack of communication from the federal government as the West faces "a pretty significant wildland fire season," Washington State Forester George Geissler ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Crews began responding Friday to a wildland fire ... the smoke from the fire. Three air assets were deployed to the scene. Because of the extreme heat, fire crews were switching ...

She is affiliated with the Missouri Prescribed Fire Council ... of U.S. wildfires declines, wildland firefighters who have spent months working in the heat and smoke are able to take a much ...

Apr 8, 2025 Apr 8, 2025 Updated May 8, 2025 0 OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Kevin Stitt announced the formation of a Wildland Fire Response Working Group on Tuesday with a goal of improving Oklahoma’s ...