Wildland firefighters

Governor Doug Ducey has ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff today in honor of the Granite Mountain Hotshots. This day marks the ninth anniversary since 19 members of the elite wildland firefighting crew lost their lives battling the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire.

The Biden administration has signed off on a temporary pay increase for wildland firefighters throughout the U.S. It comes amid a national labor shortage of fire personnel and the growing threat of climate change-fueled wildfires.

Fire officials report the first containment numbers for both the Pipeline and Haywire fires burning near Flagstaff. Most evacuations have been lifted and portions of U.S. Highway 89 have reopened.

A group of Navajo wildland firefighters has just completed their first training courses since the coronavirus pandemic began in 2020.

A $1.5 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is funding a study through University of Arizona Health Sciences on the cancer risks for wildland firefighters.

The Biden Administration today announced plans to boost pay for nearly 15,000 federal firefighters employed by the U.S. Forest Service and Interior…

Today marks eight years since 19 wildland firefighters from Prescott perished in the Yarnell Hill Fire. Only one member of the crew survived. It remains…

A Wyoming smokejumper has died of injuries suffered last month while fighting a wildfire in New Mexico. The U.S. Forest Service says Tim Hart of Cody…

Hundreds of Arizona firefighters have been assigned to wildfires burning across the West. It comes amid an unprecedented season for deadly and destructive…

This year’s wildfire season has been an extra challenging one for firefighters with massive fires around Arizona, as well as changes in their routine due…