With fire season basically year-round in California, seasonal wildland firefighters are a necessity, but some say their jobs have been rescinded.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Pullman Fire Department Chief Mike Heston retired Friday. Heston spent 42 years as a firefighter in Pullman and has led the department since 2013. His career in emergency response ...

A DNR spokesperson said the agency wasn't notified or provided an explanation of why it is unable to access the funds.

The Marshall Project spotlights some of the incarcerated firefighters doing one of the riskiest, lowest-paying, but ...

House lawmakers Thursday debated whether regulations contributed to the wildfires that devastated the LA area.

President Donald Trump is preparing to gut the U.S. Education Department to the full extent of his power, directing his ...

A preliminary estimate from AccuWeather found that the wildfires were the costliest in U.S. history, with the damage valued between $135 billion and $150 billion.

Redmond Mayor Angela Birney, center, is joined by officials and guests as she cuts the ribbon during the unveiling of a new ...

Certain fuels burn hotter and faster than others, a lesson quickly taught to new firefighters. “It lights up like gasoline” ...

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. PST Los Angeles County public health officials issue closures of several miles of beach near the Palisades ...

FIRE IS A NATURAL PART of Western ecosystems, and many forest species crave its disturbance and the resulting regeneration. But starting in the mid-to-late 1800s, the federal government banished ...

Incarcerated firefighters can have years of experience by the time they're released. But getting a job in the field is still difficult.