In June, dozens of men and women attended wildland firefighter training camp in Sweet Home ahead of Oregon's historically bad ...

To make matters worse, recent data reveals that human-triggered fires are often more destructive and harder to contain than ...

NAMPA, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Lands, Office of Emergency Management, and Idaho Fire Chiefs Association got together ...

King has been a wildland firefighter since graduating ... For King, that means she'll be starting from ground zero when she's ready to go back on fire assignments. KING: I really miss that aspect ...

Widespread drought in the U.S. sets up the ideal conditions for fire to spread—and humans are making it worse, experts say.

Last week’s wet weather has helped lessen danger from the Elk fire in north-central Wyoming ... Wyoming operates evacuations on a Ready, Set, Go status. The following areas have been downgraded ...

And for forests to be healthy, every forest has a fire regime.” Miller’s large 20-by-30-inch metal prints, set in burned wood ... Photographs of Wildland Firefighting by Kyle Miller.” ...

The Mountain Fire has swallowed homes in Southern California, while multiple fires are popping up on the East Coast.

Fire officials emphasize the importance of having a "go bag" or emergency supply kit ready when evacuation orders are given .

Not all wildfires can be averted, but data, models and collaborations can help to chart a course to a fire-resilient future. Jennifer K. Balch is a fire ecologist and director of the Environmental ...

Of course, not every shift will follow your planned priorities or go exactly ... we do—the fire department. Every time we start a shift, the goal is to make sure we’re ready for anything ...