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

Congress is likely to extend it one more time. But if the new budget Congress eventually passes fails to address wildland firefighter pay, firefighters face a major financial setback.

The silhouette of a firefighter working a night shift on the Pack Trail Fire is starkly contrasted against the flames. Hundreds of wildland firefighters were deployed to fight the blaze. Travis ...

Wildland firefighters are needed right now, and we need to pay them what they deserve through the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act.

Mental health risks, seasonal financial strain, and uncertainty regarding federal pay and benefits make this a precarious time for wildland firefighters.

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.

Wildland firefighters typically log 16-hour days for weeks at a time, burning 4,000 to 6,000 calories a day while carrying heavy backpacks. It’s punishing labor and always dangerous.

A group is working to convince lawmakers to vote for legislation like the Wildland Firefighter Pay Protection Act, which would make pay increases permanent.

Wildland firefighters’ health left unsupported after Trump administration guts cancer research programs (Opinion) The Trump administration laid off most of the staff working on the National ...

Wildland firefighters are treated as seasonal employees, leaving their pay open to fluctuation. They are underpaid for the level of danger.

Wildland firefighters face up to $20,000 pay cut if Congress doesn’t act − that’s taking a toll on a workforce already under stress ...

Wildland firefighters face up to $20,000 pay cut if Congress doesn’t act − that’s taking a toll on a workforce already under stress COMMENTARY | The fate of three-year-old pay raises meant ...