As firefighters are on the front lines, risking their lives to protect communities, their gear poses risks to their health.

A fire severely damaged Laramie County Fire Authority Station 74 on Saturday, destroying three wildland firefighting apparatus that were to be deployed to assist in fighting fires in California. LCFA ...

Prescribed Fire Fest combines education and fun activities to showcase how fire is used in land conservation on January 25 at ...

Firefighters are already exposed to many risks to their well-being. The gear they wear and tools they use to keep themselves ...

In a recent X post, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith expressed pride in announcing that a 40-person crew of Alberta’s highly ...

The study comes after the International Agency for Research on Cancer officially classified firefighting as a carcinogenic profession. The initiative is a collaboration with Cal Fire, the National ...

Researchers hope to turn this into a multigenerational study and see an improvement in wildland firefighter protective gear, precautions, and interventions in the near future. For those who are in ...

The South endures more wildfires per year than any other region, and Louisiana is not exempt from this trend. In 2023, ...

Oregon’s first batch of fire engines left the Beaver State on Jan. 8 and, the following day, were inspected by California’s ...

All 20 of Colorado’s largest wildfires have occurred since the 2001 fire season that prompted that “People and Fire” study. They include the 2020 Pine Gulch fire in Mesa and Garfield counties, the ...