Former and current federal firefighters say they welcome the proposed changes, but worry that the wrong respirator or mask could make an already strenuous job more difficult.

As firefighting equipment increases in price since the pandemic, small departments such as those in Ronan, Arlee, Charlo and ...

In order to become a wildland firefighter, you have to pass the pack test.This requires trainees walk three miles in less than 45 minutes while carrying a 45-po ...

After growing up in a Marine Corps family, Tiege Downes enlisted out of high school. As a Marine in a scout-sniper platoon, he deployed overseas and expected he’d go to college after his active-duty ...

HILO, Hawaii (Island News) -- The Hawaii Fire Department is battling a wildland fire in North Hilo. Hawaii County reports at least 60 acres have burned. The Hawaii County Civil Defense sent an alert ...

Dave Warfel, a Dauphin County volunteer fire chief, who worked as a supervisor at a Pennsylvania state forest, died Thursday at a Cumberland County fire academy, according to a press release. Warfel, ...

For years, federal wildland firefighters have worked long, dangerous shifts with almost no protection from the thick smoke around them.

The Pack fire has grown to 3,400 acres amid high winds, but a coming winter storm might help firefighters control the blaze. By Jesus Jiménez and Jill Cowan Reporting from Los Angeles Firefighters in ...

Cal Fire has issued evacuation orders for parts of Mono County due to what officials describe as an “immediate threat to life.” The Pack Fire, discovered Thursday, Nov. 13, has scorched 3,400 acres ...

Carter Evans has served as a Los Angeles-based correspondent for CBS News since February 2013, reporting across all of the network's platforms. He joined CBS News with nearly 20 years of journalism ...