"Why do I even have a Department of Forestry?" OK Gov. Keving Stitt said, adding he's considering scrapping it.

The action came in the wake of a wildfire outbreak that began on March 14 and resulted in the loss of nearly 600 homes across ...

John K. Murphy offers an overview of some of the current legal issues that firefighters, officers, and fire chiefs are facing ...

Residents and visitors sensitive to smoke are advised to prepare for potential impacts. There will be increased firefighting ...

RILEY COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) - An estimated 650 acres was burned in a brush fire on Monday, April 7 in Riley County.

Federal layoffs have created chaos for Northwest public lands, and a cascade of damaging environmental consequences appears ...

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's fight with the state Forestry Services continues, as he purged agency leadership and set up a ...

News Oklahoma's Brodie Myers is learning more about the so-called, Wildland Fire Response Working Group, created by Gov.

Officials have revised the total acres burned in a Monday evening wildfire in far northeast Riley County. According to a Tuesday news release from the county, the Harmony Road fire scorched an ...

Among the workers exempt from the offer are wildland firefighters, law enforcement officers, aviation jobs and cyber security positions.