The Wildland Fire Service also stops short of folding in wildland fire personnel or programs from the USDA’s Forest Service.

Frontrunner locations for where two ground-based crews might be based are Lander and Douglas.

As early as 2021, government officials were alerted to the presence of potentially dangerous chemicals known as PFAS in pants used by wildland firefighters, according to emails obtained by ProPublica.

Wildland firefighters are willing to wear respirators and other protective breathing equipment despite concerns the devices could hinder their ability to fight fires safely, according to new research ...

After growing up in a Marine Corps family, Tiege Downes enlisted out of high school. As a Marine in a scout-sniper platoon, he deployed overseas and expected he’d go to college after his active-duty ...

For decades, firefighters facing some of the state’s most destructive wildfires worked without proper masks or respirators, despite evidence showing long-term health risks from wildfire smoke. That’s ...

BOISE, Idaho — After 492 days away from home, wildland firefighter Justin "Riley" Shaw returned to Idaho on Monday, greeted by about 50 family members, friends, firefighters and community members at ...

For decades, federal firefighters have trudged and parachuted into wildfires with only “a bandana and a prayer,” as the saying goes, to protect them from inhaling dangerous toxins. Meanwhile, studies ...

This is a one-day training for people interested in qualifying for the Wildland Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2) certification. This training fulfills the requirements for the field exercise portion of S-130 ...

A new Senate bill would require respiratory protection for federal wildland firefighters Research shows repeated wildfire smoke exposure can cut life expectancy by 10 years Firefighters support better ...

Wildland firefighting units report that hoses with high heat resistance but excessive weight slow deployment and tire crews quickly. This has led to a push for lighter thermal protection without ...