From the southwestern U.S. to Minnesota, Iowa and even parts of New Jersey, it seemed that winter never materialized. Many ...

When Mikaela Balkind trained to become a wildland firefighter, she knew she was signing up for a physically- and ...

Wildland firefighting is a tough job and the industry has long struggled with worker retention. Training boot camps have ...

“A permanent pay fix means we can shift our focus to addressing other critical issues — recruitment and retention, housing, mental health benefits, rest and recuperation, and the overall well-being of ...

Covering a rural area, the primary kinds of calls the district responds to are wildland fires, but it also responds to structure fires. Fire Chief Brian Curtis estimates that his department ...

In a media release, the province said more than 1,700 people have applied for a job with the B.C. Wildfire Service, including 578 in January alone, in the weeks following destructive wildfires in ...

ELLICOTT, Colo. (KKTV) - On Thursday afternoon, an evacuation order was issued for a wildland fire in Ellicott. At 4:40 p.m., a spokesperson for the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said ...

Earielle London looks back as she and other students from Alabama A&M and Tuskegee Universities march into the woods for a wildland firefighter training June 9, 2023, in Hazel Green, Ala. Wildland ...

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - The Duncan Fire Department won the Boots and Badges Blood Drive in Duncan. Officials with Our Blood Institute say they set the goal of 55 donations and were happy to say ...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia Wildfire Service has recorded its highest-ever number of applicants ahead of the 2025 season ...

Washington State Forester George Geissler, who leads the state's wildland firefighting efforts, has over 30 years of experience with wildfires. He said federal officials don't appreciate the roles ...

The wage increases in the new pay scale generally fall below what wildland firefighters were making with the temporary pay boost from the infrastructure law. For example, prior to 2021, a GS-6, step 1 ...