WILLOWS —The Mendocino National Forest is hosting signup days for its wildland fire training program. Forest staff will be registering individuals for 2026 on-call crews at the following in-person ...

LOS ANGELES -- As the warm day winds down for lunch, Ramon Maestas, sweating and covered in soot after a morning of work, turns his attention to a man rumbling toward him in a Subaru Outback. He has ...

When Linda Wadleigh was a forestry major at Utah State University she came upon her first summer job as a firefighter, a role that led to a 30-year career in wildland fire management with the U.S.

Firefighters can benefit from various training technology platforms that allow them to take part in repeated scenarios that improve training, safety and increase knowledge retention. Digital twins of ...

I was 32 years old when I became a career firefighter. My only regret about going into the fire service is that I did not start it sooner in my life. I love being a firefighter, and want to share my ...