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First-of-its-kind resources are helping forest service crews be more prepared for what is expected to be an above-average season.
Next week, dozens of wildland firefighters and helicopter pilots will arrive in Bend for the U.S. Forest Service’s annual ...
ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - The U.S. Forest Service has sent out a firefighting helicopter to remain on standby for aide as wildfire danger continues to increase across the East Texas Region.
An annual national recertification event for the U.S. Forest Service Helicopter Rappel Program is slated to occur next week ...
The federally contracted chopper is based for this spring and summer at a new, $4.9 million U.S. Forest Service helicopter base ... “They’re protecting us and I’m glad for that because ...