Soldiers assigned to the 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion, Rugged Team 5, stand atop a mountain side while conducting mop-up operations at the August Complex wildfire in Mendocino National Forest, ...

WENATCHEE, Wash. – The U.S. Forest Service reported a nationwide wildland firefighter shortage this year, but new recruits could soon help fill the gap. The next group of firefighters is training at ...

Wildland training academies help prepare firefighters-in-training for deployment in Arizona and possibly across the West. Fire agencies from cities and other agencies send firefighters to academies ...

This is a one-day training for people interested in qualifying for the Wildland Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2) certification. This training fulfills the requirements for the field exercise portion of S-130 ...

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 ...

FIDALGO ISLAND — While the COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges in preparing for the wildland fire season, fire districts are adapting to ensure volunteers get the training they need. Skagit ...

HOT SPRINGS, S.D. (KELO) — Crews in western KELOLAND are teaming up to get ready for wildfire season. Blackhawk helicopters were the focus of today’s training out at the Army Aviation Facility in Hot ...

HORIZON CITY, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — As two large wildfires continue to rage through the Ruidoso area, the Horizon Fire Department trains its crews on how to deal with wildland fires. KFOX14/CBS4 spoke ...

Training wildland firefighters| Grass lands| Urban wildfire risk | Investing in high-risk areas (coming soon) Rebuilding or not (coming soon) | Wildfire forecast (coming soon) PRESCOTT — A cacophony ...

Two firefighters from Washington County went to Shippensburg this week to participate in the Pennsylvania Wildland Fire Academy. Attending were South Strabane firefighter Wesley Attwood and Jacob Coen ...