The Ivanhoe Volunteer Fire Department enhances its firefighting capabilities with a new custom-built brush truck designed for ...

A Southwestern Polk County Fire District brush rig has been vandalized, and officials are asking the public for help locating the guilty party. According to SW Polk Fire officials, the person or group ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RAPID CITY — Firefighters who’ve been busy battling wildfires in South Dakota’s Black Hills celebrated the opening Monday of two ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Albuquerque Fire Rescue and other agencies are preparing for wildfire season with new equipment and training. Fire season typically begins around March, but metro agencies are ...

Firefighters have plenty of ways to battle the spread of flames, but some first responders have a different approach to wildfire response. A smokejumper is a unique type of wildland firefighter that's ...

Wildland firefighters use a variety of longstanding safety measures to assess risk while working in increasingly dangerous conditions.

Des Moines officials applied for a nearly $9.7 million federal grant that would help the fire department replace and relocate ...

For years, federal wildland firefighters have worked long, dangerous shifts with almost no protection from the thick smoke around them. Now, a new bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate aims to change ...

We spoke with the Forest Service National Technology and Development Program about how fire shelters can help protect ...

Mayo's regional protection manager for Wildland Fire Management said the region is usually busy during this time of year, and ...

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 ...

Fighting fires — whether in a building or a dry forest — has always been dangerous work. But as firefighters in cities and towns have seen their deaths on the job decline over recent years, those ...