Nov. 9—TAOS — Bobbie Scopa recalled the days when a 12,000-acre wildfire was still considered a big deal. She was a 19-year-old, rookie wildland firefighter with the National Forest Service the year ...

A new report by Grassroots Wildland Firefighters reveals a troubling decline in wildfire prevention work across the nation. According to the report, hazardous fuel reduction efforts on U.S. Forest ...

EVERGREEN, Colo. — With west-coast smoke in the air, local Red Flag alerts, plus hot and dry conditions across Colorado – it's hard to ignore fire risk this time of year. One fire department said they ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Boise National Forest has closed Bogus Road from mile marker 9.8 to the paved parking lot at Bogus Basin on weekdays as part of a forest health initiative. The closure is not just ...

TEXAS — The Texas A&M Forest Service has awarded $155,000 to landowners in Central Texas to support wildfire mitigation efforts. The funding, provided through the Mechanical Fuel Reduction Grant ...

FALL RIVER, MA — Wildfires aren't just breaking records in the western United States. Dave Celino, the Chief Fire Warden in Massachusetts, says its happening in the East too. "This year, through June, ...

Gov. Jared Polis announced on Thursday more wildfire mitigation and forest health management grants for Colorado. He was joined by state leaders, legislators, youth corps members, and water providers ...

As fire erupted in a densely wooded bedroom community northeast of Colorado Springs on June 11, 2013, Laura Lollar was driving home from a working lunch where the lead communications officer for the ...

ALLENSPARK, Colo. — Some people are born to do the jobs they do. Chiara Forrester is one of them. "I was very lucky to become my namesake,” Forrester laughed as she walked through the woods in ...

An expansive fuels reduction project near the Forest Lake subdivision north of Bayfield will move forward next month as loggers begin treatment on 638 acres. The Grassy Mountain Shared Stewardship ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking two new members to join the Private Forest Accord Mitigation Advisory Committee and encourages interested individuals to ...