The Whatcom County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan does include a section on wildland fire and the county adopted a wildland fire-specific action plan in November 2023. But Whatcom County is still ...

Safety Fire Refresher (RT-130) classes will be held on Tuesday, April 8, at 106 Battle Ridge Road in Kooskia. Wildland firefighters, wildland equipment operators and truck drivers ...

In December, investigators spoke with Bartels and he admitted to starting 26 fires in the Wayne National Forest using a ...

James Bartels was sentenced to 18 months in prison for sparking 26 fires in Wayne National Forest, prosecutors announced on Monday.

Evacuation Report Warns of Major Risk Ignored by County By David Bolling An authoritative study released Monday by a Sonoma ...

James Bartels, a former 911 dispatcher in southeast Ohio, admitted to starting dozens of fires to "give the boys something to do." ...

The federal hiring freeze implemented by President Donald Trump has affected the hiring of a crucial group of federal workers ...

The DNR’s Wildland Fire Division used federal grant money to wrap 10 cache trailers with prevention messaging and Smokey Bear ...

Crews helped battle the deadly Los Angeles-area wildfires, and now some worry a shortfall will weaken response capabilities ...

House lawmakers Thursday debated whether regulations contributed to the wildfires that devastated the LA area.

While scientists were able to save and move some creatures in the aftermath, researchers are worried about the prospects for ...