Dressed in their recognizable yellow and green uniforms, stained by dirt, sweat dripping down their brows and smoke burning their eyes and lungs, nearly 170 newly certified wildland firefighters ...
The $20,000 salary increase for wildland firefighters in the 2021 infrastructure law could be coming to an end next week if Congress doesn’t act. The infrastructure law included $600 million to boost ...
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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 ...
IDAHO FALLS — A local wildland firefighter is home recovering after being injured while working initial attack on a fire in Nevada. Riley Frazier, of Idaho Falls, works for the Bureau of Land ...
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 ...
When a large wildfire or other disaster hits San Diego, it’s all hands on deck to save lives and protect property, but coordinating all the crews, gear and equipment during an emergency is no easy ...
Mike Fincham was traveling to a wildfire when he suffered a medical event A wildland firefighter and paramedic on assignment with the Columbine Wildland Fire Module, based in Vallecito, was injured ...
The government shutdown, now in its 39th day, is having major impacts on air travel across the United States. Portland Book Festival sells out for the first time in 11 years The Portland Book Festival ...
Diane Farr is seen here playing division chief Sharon Leone in the CBS series Fire Country. (Photo: Courtesy of Diane Farr/ Fire Country) Diane Farr isn’t a firefighter. But she does play one on TV, ...
As cool weather arrives and the number of U.S. wildfires declines, wildland firefighters who have spent months working in the heat and smoke are able to take a much-needed break. But for many of them, ...
Originally published Dec. 11 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.The $20,000 salary increase for wildland firefighters in the 2021 infrastructure law could be coming to an end next week if Congress doesn’t act.