Oct. 26—Waynesville fire fighters will soon be better equipped to battle a wildfire thanks to a $100,000 federal grant to wildland turn-out gear. The forest fire on Sheepback Mountain in Maggie Valley ...

Wildland gear includes the protective shirt and pants worn for fighting wildfires. It's designed for long treks over difficult terrain, so it trades off some heat protection for mobility. Unlike the ...

As early as 2021, government officials were alerted to the presence of potentially dangerous chemicals known as PFAS in pants used by wildland firefighters, according to emails obtained by ProPublica.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The work is hot; the gear is heavy; the terrain is unforgiving. When temperatures soar, firefighters — like this U.S. Forest ...

Many military installations face wildland fire challenges that aren’t that dissimilar from what municipal fire departments face in the protection of the wildland urban interface. Agencies that are ...