Voluntary evacuations have been announced for areas around the Persimmon Ridge fire in Greenville County, South Carolina.

As the ground warms and vegetation dries out, it's the perfect time for firefighters to sharpen their skills. The rising temps of spring also bring a rising risk of wildfires, which is why a ...

Wildland firefighter advocates are celebrating the permanent pay raises included in a larger funding bill passed by Congress ...

The Oklahoma Fire Department Air Tactical Unit (ATU) completed a training course this week enhancing its wildland ...

Wildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Donald Trump.

Sen. Steve Daines is praising the federal government for making a pay raise for wildland firefighters permanent.Daines ...

Randy Erwin, president of the National Federation of Federal Employees, likewise celebrated the raise, saying the union had been fighting for ... the inter-agency wildland fire system is set ...

Wildland firefighters have been pushing for permanent pay raises for years. A stopgap funding measure approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and now heading to the Senate would do just that.

Pinedale Volunteer Firefighter Terry Wayne Dykes, 58, died Monday of injuries he suffered while battling a wildfire along County Road 60 in Union County on Saturday. Dykes was refilling a brush ...

Successfully fighting a wildfire requires more ... firefighters make up a significant portion of the wildland firefighting force,” the fire management officer said. The scope of the problem ...

Randy Erwin, president of the National Federation of Federal Employees, likewise celebrated the raise, saying the union had been fighting for ... the inter-agency wildland fire system is set ...