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

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

Firefighters are on scene working to contain the fire.

The Wildland Fire Service also stops short of folding in wildland fire personnel or programs from the USDA’s Forest Service.

The Forest Service says the project will help with fire resistance but some members of the public question environmental impact.

Every spring, Forest Service fire leaders meet to plan for the upcoming fire season. This year, some employees were shocked by the blunt remarks made during a meeting with forest supervisors and fire ...

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 to a Pro Publica analysis. Despite the Trump administration’s public ...

U.S. Forest Service firefighters work on containing the Eaton fire, a wildfire that burned 14,000 acres in Los Angeles County in January. (Photo by Jeremy Lindenfeld/Capital & Main) This article was ...

The Florida Forest Service said the extreme drought, high wind and lack of hurricanes this tropical season created a climate ...

The soon-to-expire arrangement was an off-budget disaster fund that kicks in when regular appropriations for fire suppression ...

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