Wildland firefighters

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…

The body of a former U.S. Forest Service firefighter from Flagstaff was recovered from Lake Powell Wednesday. Dustin Olague apparently drowned in a…

New plans offer a national reimagining of how to fight wildfires amid the risk of the coronavirus spreading through crews. But it's not clear how…

Federal wildland firefighting authorities are increasing mental health resources following an apparent increase in firefighter suicides in recent…