NBC Connecticut

Falling Tree Kills Wildland Firefighter, Injures Another Battling Sierra Fire Near Lake Tahoe

A 21-year-old wildland firefighter was killed Saturday while helping to battle the so-called Sierra Fire near Lake Tahoe in Northern California, according to the U.S. Forest Service. An agency ...
Colorado Public Radio

Feds combine several wildland firefighting operations into new Wildland Fire Service

The federal government will combine its wildland firefighting operations within the Interior Department into a single new agency, dubbed the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, according to memos released ...
KGW8

Oregon hotshot firefighter on 'long road to recovery' after being hit by falling tree while battling Emigrant Fire

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — A wildland firefighter with the Zigzag Hotshots is facing a long road to recovery after being struck by a tree while battling the Emigrant Fire on Sept. 8 in the Willamette ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Voices: We need to learn to live with wildland fire. As a firefighter, here is what Utahns can do to help keep each other safe.

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 ...