Each of the six members of Polk Fire District No. 1 strike team deployed to California Jan. 8 had been sent to incidents in the past, mostly in Oregon. None ...

(FOX40.COM) — On Friday, Fire Chief James Klyn with the Mi Wuk Sugar Pine Fire Protection District in Tuolumne County shared that one of his fire captains was hospitalized after receiving ...

Day to day, there are 150 active wildland firefighters statewide. In 2024, 87 volunteer fire departments were awarded grants, up from a historical average of 65. In addition to bolstering its ...

An additional person was deployed out of a Central Valley area regional team as part of a rescue task force to assist with the fighting ... to wildland fires, there is generally a Cal Fire or ...

Lapointe announced funding of $32 million over four years through the Government of Canada’s Fighting ... tankers, fire trucks, and aircraft. It will also enable the hiring and training of new ...

Some funded projects focus on equipment purchases, such as chainsaws and hoses, while others involve training courses like first aid and wildland fire fighting. Essential planning efforts ...

One bill would increase wildland firefighter pay to help ... including premium pay for those fighting long fires. Firefighter pay has been the subject of legislation in the last few years, as ...

11, capturing images of wildfire areas. The Eaton Fire erupted on Jan. 7, eventually consuming more than 14,000 acres in areas including Altadena, Pasadena, Arcadia and Sierra Madre. NASA false-color ...

The Palisades Fire burns homes on a hilltop in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. As crews keep fighting ... a little bit about wildland firefighting ...

CHEYENNE — A fire severely damaged Laramie County Fire Authority Station 74 on Saturday, destroying three wildland firefighting apparatus that were to be deployed to assist in fighting fires in ...

REDDING, Calif. - The Shasta-Trinity National Forest is actively seeking wildland firefighters, and this weekend offers a great opportunity for those interested in the role. The Forest Service will be ...