Big Cypress National Preserve cuts a swath of 729,000 acres across south Florida. It is one of the largest preserves in the ...

Nine geographic-area fire chiefs named for the new U.S. Wildland Fire Service, according to industry reporting.

Bruce Woods, mitigation and prevention department head for Texas A&M Forest Service, has retired after 40-plus years of service.

As wildfire season peaks the next two months, homeowners have the power to significantly reduce their risk of losing their ...

Gov. Mark Gordon signed 21 bills into law on Friday. Some are expected to help alleviate maternity health deserts, boost firefighter recruitment and retention, and increase Hathaway Scholarship awards ...

A group of US Forest Service firemen walk down a road after a fire in the Los Padres National Forest in California. A new federal organization called the U.S. Wildland Fire Service has been ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture have announced the coordinated action to implement President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order 14308, Empowering ...

The Idaho Falls Fire Department responded to a fast-moving wildland fire Wednesday at about 90 acres in size, located west of town near the lava hiking trail inlet south of U.S. Highway 20. Driven by ...

Burk Minor, the executive director and co-founder of the Boise-based Wildland Firefighter Foundation, isn’t much into talking about himself. He’ll make public appearances on occasion, but the ...

Authorities in Colorado closed Highway 40 near Dinosaur for several hours on Sunday after a vehicle fire sparked a wildland fire in the area. According to the Colorado State Patrol, an RV with a Ford ...

An executive order signed earlier this month by President Donald Trump would look to “consolidate” five federal wildland fire agencies into one. The U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...