Vast wildfires in Canada are creating impacts well beyond the blazes themselves. Plumes of thick smoke are drifting southward, blanketing large portions of the United States in a hazardous haze, which ...

The Wisconsin firefighters and engines are slated to be on assignment for two weeks or until the fire severity subsides.

After the Jasper wildfires, the town has implemented mental and physical health services for its volunteer-run brigade ...

Jorge Hurtado, a wildland firefighter and local author, has developed a children’s book series designed to educate kids on fire safety and the various positions within wildland firefighting ...

A related firefighter health issue is “presumptive health.” It presumes that firefighters diagnosed with certain cancers and cardiovascular diseases got those illnesses as a result of their work.

Local News Hochul announces funding for wildland firefighter training FILE – New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a news conference in the Queens borough of New York, Nov. 26, 2024.

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — In a show of support for Oregon's wildland firefighters, Governor Tina Kotek has proclaimed July 2, 2025, as Wildland Firefighter Day in the state.