A fleet of firefighting aircraft sits at the Santa Maria Public Airport where the state's extreme fire weather has led to an unprecedented number of air

Federal investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating two men who were seen on surveillance cameras breaking into a U.S. Forest Service vehicle and stealing critical fire equipment in San Bernardino County.

A former federal firefighter said the president’s executive order could interrupt the government’s ability to hire seasonal employees.

Efforts by the U.S. Forest Service to fight wildfires in California shouldn't be influenced by politics, President Donald Trump's nominee to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday at her Senate confirmation hearing.

The Mark Twain Veteran Crew is a U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighting group whose members all have prior military experience.

How much do incarcerated firefighters in California make? Will they be able to get firefighting jobs upon release? Here’s what we can VERIFY.

The House of Representatives has passed the Fix Our Forests Act, legislation aimed at sharpening forest management strategies to curb wildfires.

Since the Palisades wildfire began in California on Jan. 7, firefighting crews have been working to contain them.

Environmental Scientists Hail New Forest Service Chief Author: Karen Young Kreeger Date: January 10, 1994 For the first time in its 88-year history, the United States Forest Service has a research scientist at its helm instead of an engineer, a forester ...

Even after these fires have ended, scientists say climate change means more frequent and intense wildfires in the future, with drought-like conditions in the western United States more likely ... according to the U.S. Forest Service.