The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis, and commentary from academic experts. As cool weather arrives and the number of U.S. wildfires declines, wildland ...
A new report by Grassroots Wildland Firefighters reveals a troubling decline in wildfire prevention work across the nation. According to the report, hazardous fuel reduction efforts on U.S. Forest ...
Wildland fire season is already starting, and fire crews are getting trained up. Thursday, the Albuquerque Metro Wildland ...
On Saturday, the Copper Basin Fire and Rescue says that that began as a small brush fire grew into a 45-acre wildland fire.According to Copper Basin Fire and Rescue, the fire was pushed hard by heavy ...
A camp that prepared women to become wildland firefighters has been paused because of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in the federal ...
A new market survey report that assesses commercially available air-purifying respirators (APRs) and powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) suitable for wildland firefighters is available to help ...
Kansas Governor Kelly issued another disaster declaration on Friday as fire weather watch continues this weekend. The verbal ...
As cool weather arrives and the number of U.S. wildfires declines, wildland firefighters who have spent months working in the heat and smoke are able to take a much-needed break. But for many of them, ...
This year’s drills include line construction, water pumping operations, communications training, sand table exercises, and ...
Fighting wildfires comes with obvious risk. In 2014, 10 people died in wildfire incidents and 79 people were seriously injured, according to figures from The National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
Wildland firefighters will soon see big increases in pay and other benefits from the infrastructure bill. But firefighters are split on whether the changes are enough to keep them on the job. At the ...
As cool weather arrives and the number of U.S. wildfires declines, wildland firefighters who have spent months working in the heat and smoke are able to take a much-needed break. But for many of them, ...