Ibe Liebenberg is a seasonal California firefighter who grew up in Paradise. In his essay, he describes the rebirth he has ...

“Based on feedback from wildland firefighter field trials, the new DropBlocks’ reduced size and weight better enables immediate deployment to support the initial attack of a wildfire, the time ...

We're fortunate in Travis County that around 95% (or more) of the wildland fires we respond to are contained to five acres or less. This success is thanks to quick response times, effective training ...

While evacuation orders remained in place for areas around the immediate perimeter of the fire, other nearby neighborhoods were reduced from evacuation orders to warnings, while warnings were ...

The fire was being fanned by strong, dry Santa Ana winds that were racing through the area, pushing a vast pall of smoke and dangerous embers ahead of the flames -- sparking fears that it could ...

The road was closed in both directions before reopening. Drivers in the area were asked to use caution when traveling.The Wildland Fire Management monitored until 9 p.m. Tuesday before resuming ...

LATEST Jan. 23, 8:45 a.m. The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County continued to burn Thursday morning, but locals and first responders had some reason for optimism despite ...

Entire families wiped out, last words of victims revealed after the fire in northwestern Turkey killed 76 Musa Serdar Terzioglu/Anadolu via Getty Twenty children were among the 76 fatal victims of ...

Firefighters continue to make progress in containing the massive Hughes Fire that broke out Wednesday near Castaic Lake, growing to more than 10,000 acres and forcing mass evacuations. Around ...

“Our latest study showed that PFAS are present not only in the jacket and pants worn by firefighters ... you can imagine not just wildland [firefighters], but, like I said, technical rescue or even ...

ASTORIA Ore. (KPTV) - On Wednesday morning, Oregon-based wildland firefighter, Kevin P. Conley Jr. will be riding his bicycle from Astoria to Northern California to raise money for the Wildland ...

As several wildfires erupted across the city on Jan. 7, with fierce Santa Ana winds making it impossible for fire crews to stop the ensuing destruction ... Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez says she ...