As early as 2021, government officials were alerted to the presence of potentially dangerous chemicals known as PFAS in pants ...

VALLEJO, CA -- A U.S. Forest Service firefighter was killed in the Lake Tahoe area after he was struck by a tree while battling a wildfire, the second firefighter killed in a California blaze since ...

ALTURAS, Calif. -- A U.S. Forest Service firefighter from South Dakota has been killed battling one of more than a dozen wildfires raging across California, Forest Service officials said Friday night.

The Forest Service has known for years that "forever chemicals" were in some of the equipment for wildland firefighters.

U.S. Forest Service firefighter Alan Gudino, right, shields his face while battling the Madre fire in San Luis Obispo County in July. (Noah Berger / Associated Press) The U.S. Forest Service has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Laguna Fire burns along a canyon ridge July 4. As many as 27% of US Forest Service jobs remain vacant as of July 17, according ...

Firefighters are battling a blaze in the Nantahala National Forest that has grown to 100 acres, the U.S. Forest Service ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Despite the Trump administration’s public pronouncements that it has hired enough wildland firefighters, documents obtained by ProPublica show a high ...

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The U.S. Forest Service has announced it is reversing a ban on federal firefighters wearing masks, and will give crews protective N95s as they battle increasingly intense fires across the nation. For ...