When Mikaela Balkind trained to become a wildland firefighter, she knew she was signing up for a physically- and ...

Arizona lawmakers are considering two bills that would enhance fire departments’ ability to communicate with other agencies ...

Just a few weeks into what is considered Guam’s dry season, wildland firefighters have already responded to 37 fire calls, she said. And while there might have been some rain to start the month ...

With the spring season here, a new wave of job opportunities is opening up across Ontario. This week’s listings include roles ...

In some cases, the new, permanent pay scale for federal wildland firefighters will give frontline employees a more than 30% pay raise.

“Hiring freeze exemptions exist for critical health and safety positions,” meaning wildland firefighters, U.S. Department of Agriculture spokesperson Audra Weeks told High Country News via emai ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of the Interior announced today permanent pay increases for federal and tribal wildland firefighters across the United States. As wildfires grow larger and more ...

BAY HEAD — The Borough of Bay Head will be purchasing $28,000 of new firefighting equipment for Bay Head Fire Company. At the last council meeting on March 3, the mayor and council unanimously ...

“By providing funding for equipment and training, we’re strengthening local firefighting capabilities so that people in rural and remote communities who depend on volunteer or partial ...

“Through the Rural VFD Assistance Program, we do everything we can to ensure that their firefighting ... equipment. This increases the ability of fire departments across the state to fight ...

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.

“Through the Rural VFD Assistance Program, we do everything we can to ensure that their firefighting capacity is strong by helping them purchase necessary equipment,” said Jason ...