As Utah and other western states prepare for what could be a busy wildfire season, advocates are raising alarm.

When I began my career in photojournalism, a good number of firefighting air tankers were World War II era warplanes, ...

Wildland firefighting is a coordinated effort. Like players on a sports team or musicians in an orchestra, hand crews, smokejumpers, water tenders, fire engines, helicopters, airtankers, and heavy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aerial firefighting is "the closest thing to combat flying you'll find in civilian life," says Montie Vanlandingham, a retired ...

EHang has unveiled what it says is the world's first large-payload firefighting aerial vehicle built to tackle fires in high-rise buildings. The 216F can reach up to 1,970 feet high and carry 39.6 ...

Firefighting pilots already fly low, heavy, and blind through smoke, turbulence, and dangerous terrain. Now they face a new ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) trained 37 adults in custody from Coffee Creek Correctional Facility and more than ...

Fire is one of the human race’s most valuable tools. It allows us to stay warm in the cold, cook food, and forge metal, among other things. It’s played an integral part in developing everything from ...

Portland Fire & Rescue kicked off the 15th annual Portland Metro Fire Camp at its training facility on Friday in Northeast Portland. The camp, the first of two offered by Portland Fire & Rescue, is ...