By Harrison Tasoff, UCSB What happens when a sharp, young anthropologist joins an elite wildland firefighting crew — when scholarship co-mingles with blood, burns and sweat on the frontlines of […] ...

Abigail Varney is a member of a Forest Service Hotshot crew. The elite group of wildland firefighters perform some of the ...

I met a guy in college who worked on a wildfire hotshot crew during the summer. It was a role he had pursued since graduating high school, dedicating his summers to protecting homes, communities, and ...

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From 2000 to 2010, River Selby was a wildland firefighter whose given name was Anastasia. This is a memoir of that time in their life--of Ana, the struggles she encountered, and the constraints of ...

The Labor Mountain Fire continues to grow near US-96 Blewett Pass, forcing Level 3 "get out now" evacuation orders in and ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. As one of the most fire-prone states in the nation, Montana saw 2,322 wildfires burn 352,491 ...

The Department of the Interior’s plan said National Park Service employees involved in fire suppression or fire monitoring ...

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — In a show of support for Oregon's wildland firefighters, Governor Tina Kotek has proclaimed July 2, 2025, as Wildland Firefighter Day in the state. This declaration coincides with ...

I had a rewarding and successful wildland fire and fuels management career, and I feel the ultimate opportunity for giving back is in helping to develop the next generation of wildland fire and ...