Wildland firefighting crews left short-staffed by DOGE ahead of wildfire season Updated on: May 9, 2025 / 12:01 PM EDT / AP How DOGE cuts are jeopardizing our national parks ...

A 91-year-old smokejumper who completed an impressive 333 missions over a three-decade career was honored in the wildland firefighting community Sunday. William Yensen, known as "Wild Bill" since ...

Wildland firefighters’ health left unsupported after Trump administration guts cancer research programs (Opinion) The Trump administration laid off most of the staff working on the National ...

This personal protective equipment is unworkable because wildland firefighting includes hiking for miles and digging in the dirt for days and weeks at a time. I’ve been a federal wildland ...

Opinion: Protect the firefighters who protect our homes and forests You probably don’t know much about the very real health risks of the job. Now, it’s getting harder for anyone to know.

Former wildland firefighter Kelly Ramsey says most people want to run the other way when they see a column of smoke. All she wanted to do, however, was run toward it. That feeling compelled Ramsey to ...