GOP Congressman Darrell Issa is introducing federal legislation meant to clear up the red tape facing firefighters in ...

A federal firefighter’s viral resignation letter is highlighting the job’s low pay and harsh working conditions in the age of climate change. June 14, 2022 Yet the absence of Australian help ...

Protecting private homes during a wildfire for thousands of dollars a day is a tiny sliver of what private firefighters do ...

The Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, reintroduced by Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Kevin Cramer, extends federal benefits to ...

said Luke Mayfield, president of Grassroots Wildland Firefighters, a national advocacy group for federal employees.. Trump’s Monday executive order, which was similar to a hiring freeze he put ...

U.S. Forest Service investigators today were seeking the public's help identifying two men who broke into a locked fire engine and stole equipment from a crew standing by for deployments during ...

One bill would increase wildland firefighter pay to help recruit and retain federal firefighters. Another would allow for disaster housing to transition into affordable housing. The third bill ...

As cool weather arrives and the number of U.S. wildfires declines, wildland firefighters who have spent months working in the ...

A judge rejected Cobb County's settlement over alleged racial discrimination in fire department hiring, citing potential ...

While California state firefighters earn approximately $52,000 annually, U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighters make significantly less at about $36,000 per year, with no hazard pay or health ...

Private firefighters are working alongside municipal departments to battle the wildfires. Here's how much they cost.