Veterans find new purpose in federal wildland fire service

Veterans can get wildland fire training through several federal and state agencies, abiding standards of the National ...

New Mexico wildland firefighters using AI to detect wildfires faster

New Mexico is turning to artificial intelligence to help firefighters get to wildfires quicker. Firefighters have relied on ...
Boise State Public Radio

As policies start to shift, researchers and wildland firefighters chart a path forward on fireline health

Every summer, thousands of wildland firefighters endure months of heavy exposure to smoke and other toxins without respiratory protection. As a troubling picture of the health implications emerges, ...
The Saratogian

Hochul announces funding for wildland firefighter training

NEW YORK — Governor Kathy Hochul has announced New York’s Volunteer Firefighter Training Stipend program is being expanded to reimburse costs related to Basic Wildland Fire Suppression for ...
Oregonian

Trump saves wildland firefighter raises, but DOGE cuts wildfire resources

Wildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Donald Trump, but many worry that mass federal worker firings will leave the nation more ...
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Trump backs higher pay for wildland firefighters while DOGE cuts wildfire support staff

SEATTLE (AP) — Wildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Donald Trump, but many worry that mass federal worker firings will leave the ...
The Santa Barbara Independent

Santa Barbara Firefighter Inspires Young Readers with ‘Sparky the Brave’ Series

Santa Barbara–based firefighter Jorge Hurtado brings the world of wildland firefighting to life for kids with his Sparky the Brave Wildland Firefighter series. With two previous books about the ...