I worked as a wildland firefighter for the U.S. Forest Service for four summers, the past two with a hotshot crew of 20 experienced firefighters who travel all over the country and spend most of the ...

California wildland firefighters are willing to wear respirators despite concerns about mobility and safety, according to new ...

Oct. 26—Waynesville fire fighters will soon be better equipped to battle a wildfire thanks to a $100,000 federal grant to wildland turn-out gear. The forest fire on Sheepback Mountain in Maggie Valley ...

During fire season at the National Interagency Fire Center, a complex of buildings housing the top level of support for U.S. wildfire response, the coordination center looks about how you might expect ...

Transcon Manufacturing, of Los Angeles, has earned a reputation as the pre-eminent supplier of advanced fabric wildland gear. For years, a major provider of gear to the Los Angeles City Fire ...

Among the challenges facing women wildland firefighters is finding gear that fits. Legs and sleeves too long and poor fit, causing chafing, are among the problems women firefighters face when adapting ...

Above: SaberSpearâ„¢ Wildland Firefighting Kit P/N 54503 shown here. Frontline Equipment Technologies LLC announced the release of three new Wildland Firefighting Tools to the U.S. fire service for ...

In 2011, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) approached the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate’s First Responders Group (FRG) ...

Gem County Fire District #1 last week announced that it was awarded an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) for the 2023 cycle, totaling $102,765. This vital funding enabled the rural fire district ...