The transfer of forest firefighting duties to the interior ministry was a mistake, Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou said on Thursday during a meeting with the forestry department union. “This decision is ...

Despite the Trump administration’s public pronouncements that it has hired enough wildland firefighters, documents obtained by ProPublica show a high vacancy rate, as well as internal concern among ...

After a slew of firings and deferred resignations last winter, the loss of federal workers left holes throughout the Northwest. “When we get to peak fire season, it’s kind of an all-hands-on-deck call ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) —The Deschutes National Forest of the USDA Forest Service said Monday it is now hiring for several seasonal positions, including wildland firefighters and smokejumpers "We are ...

SHELBY COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Firefighters are still battling a large wildfire in the Sabine National Forest, near the community of Huxley in Shelby County. U.S. Forest Service spokesperson Mandy ...

A massive forest fire in Arunachal Pradesh's Lohit Valley prompted a coordinated response from the Indian Air Force, Army, ...

Chikkamagaluru:A ferocious wildfire has swept through large areas of Charmadi forest since February 2, completely destroying vast stretches of sensitive grasslands and leaving behind ...