SANTA MARIA, Calif. — Fort Hunter Liggett recently provided three heavy equipment operators and two firefighters for a 12-day deployment to support the Madre Fire in the Los Padres National Forest’s ...

The federal government will combine its wildland firefighting operations within the Interior Department into a single new agency, dubbed the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, according to memos released ...

SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Firefighters in Smith County are using specialized dozers equipped with plows and blades to help fight fires. Battalion Chief Raymond Murillo of Smith County Emergency ...

An executive order signed earlier this month by President Donald Trump would look to “consolidate” five federal wildland fire agencies into one. The U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Twelve Oklahoma National Guard members training in Arizona proved the Oklahoma National Guard’s wildland firefighting program is ready to respond to wildfires when they were called ...

Wildland firefighters are willing to wear respirators and other protective breathing equipment despite concerns the devices could hinder their ability to fight fires safely, according to new research ...

U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Jan. 12 signed an order establishing the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, a unification of programs previously part of six DOI agencies and offices.

I had a rewarding and successful wildland fire and fuels management career, and I feel the ultimate opportunity for giving back is in helping to develop the next generation of wildland fire and ...

After growing up in a Marine Corps family, Tiege Downes enlisted out of high school. As a Marine in a scout-sniper platoon, he deployed overseas and expected he’d go to college after his active-duty ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) —The Deschutes National Forest of the USDA Forest Service said Monday it is now hiring for several seasonal positions, including wildland firefighters and smokejumpers "We are ...

A wildfire that has blackened 1,051 acres in rugged open terrain near El Monte County Park has been 90% contained, authorities said Monday. The Monte Fire erupted for unknown reasons at 2:30 p.m.