Mr. Langellier is a writer and a field botanist who fought wildfires in California for the U.S. Forest Service in 2020. Earlier this month, the United States was on the verge of a nightmare scenario.

The fire danger in Southern California is far from over. As crews continue their battle, incarcerated firefighters part of a long-running state program are on the frontline. Supporters say the program ...

LOS ANGELES — What haunts firefighter Brett Klemme is not the flames. It’s the photographs. On Jan. 7, the day the wildfires of Los Angeles ignited and forced mass evacuations, Klemme recalled, he ...

At the height of wildfire season, thousands of firefighters regularly face a host of dangers on the frontline, including confronting toxic smoke. As seasons grow longer and more intense, the health of ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — In honor of Black History Month, we are looking back to September 1961. At that time, the Greensboro Fire Department hired the first class of Black firefighters. Twenty-eight joined ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ASHLAND It’s not a stretch to say most know being a firefighter is one of the most dangerous career fields in which one could find ...