Wildland firefighters need lighter, more comfortable clothes. These are often a single layer of FR fabric that provides thermal protection without too much weight.

Montana National Guard soldiers and airmen freshened up their wildland firefighting knowledge this week at Fort Harrison in ...

Valley ROP held its annual graduation ceremony to honor 40 high school students who completed their training to become certified wildland firefighters, with many of them already working for the U ...

Idaho Governor Brad Little proclaims the day following the ambush shooting that killed two firefighters on June 29.

Gov. Brad Little has proclaimed July 2 as Idaho Wildland Firefighter Day. The proclamation follows the killings of two ...

You probably don’t see wildland firefighters on the job because they usually work in remote areas. But with wildfires moving from the backcountry to backyards, the public is becoming more aware ...

In 2021, wildland firefighters’ base pay was temporarily boosted by $20,000 or 50%, whichever is smaller. Hourly employees’ pay was also increased from $13 to $15 an hour.

Wildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Donald Trump, but many worry that mass federal worker firings will leave the nation more ...