Since January 1, more than 101 wildfires have broken out across California. The state's fire department has deployed what is says is "the largest civil aerial firefighting fleet worldwide" to ...

Dispatch uses the information I supply to send engine crews, helitack crews or aircraft to the fire ... to spurring lively conversation about the West. He is a former wildland firefighter and ...

A slew of planes and helicopters are helping fight the Los Angeles area wildfires. Blazes have been raging in the area for a ...

Rising temperatures, drying climates and extreme droughts — these conditions have plagued much of the Western U.S. in recent ...

Central Fire District Captain Steve Ramirez died unexpectedly this weekend while on duty at his station. The 54-year-old ...

As cool weather arrives and the number of U.S. wildfires declines, wildland firefighters who have spent months working in the ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Friday two crews of wildland firefighters have been deployed to California to help combat the wildfires in Los Angeles. In a statement Friday, Shapiro said 40 "highly ...

ASTORIA Ore. (KPTV) - On Wednesday morning, Oregon-based wildland firefighter, Kevin P. Conley Jr. will be riding his bicycle from Astoria to Northern California to raise money for the Wildland ...

Documentary director and producer on the high-risk job of federal “forestry technicians” and why so many have been leaving the profession.

(THE CONVERSATION) As cool weather arrives and the number of U.S. wildfires declines, wildland firefighters who have spent months working in the heat and smoke are able to take a much-needed break.