A local wildland firefighter is home recovering after being injured while working initial attack on a fire in Nevada. Riley ...

The silhouette of a firefighter working a night shift on the Pack Trail Fire is ... 15,000 federal wildland firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service and Department of the Interior face ...

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 ...

A long running effort to permanently boost pay for thousands of federal wildland firefighters is finally gaining traction in Congress but fire managers warn it could be too little too late.

COMMENTARY | The fate of three-year-old pay raises meant to retain federal wildland firefighters again hangs in the balance while Congress hammers out another budget deal.

In June 2022, the Biden administration authorized pay raises of $20,000 per year or 50% of their base salary, whichever was lower, for federal wildland firefighters, as part of a multi-year effort ...

It wasn't easy to track Ben McClane down for an interview as he's been on fire assignments. He's a federal hand crew captain for a team of wildland firefighters based in the Pacific Northwest, and ...

A wildland firefighter grimaces as he walks back to his crew in this 2021 file photo taken near Lenore, Idaho. Pete Caster Lewiston Tribune As wildfire seasons grow longer and more intense, the ...

Over five days of intense instruction, the newly certified wildland firefighters completed their training in preparation for 2023's fire season, which officially began July 1.

In 2021, Congress approved a temporary retention bonus of US$20,000 a year or 50% of the firefighter’s base pay, whichever amount was smaller.However, wildland firefighters are still waiting for ...