During wildfire and prescribed fire operations firefighters face communication challenges such as network coverage and data portability. As a result, incident command decisions and wildfire ...

The Allen Fire Department has activated its wildland firefighting team to respond to the potential for brush fires Friday. A High Wind Warning runs through 7 p.m. across the Metroplex; a Red Flag ...

When Mikaela Balkind trained to become a wildland firefighter, she knew she was signing up for a physically- and mentally-demanding job — and in a male-dominated industry.

The firefighters installed a 150-gallon tank powered by a Honda 6.5 horsepower gas engine and equipped the vehicle with the ...

While Mikaela Balkind was working on her degree at the University of Washington in 2018, she was looking for a way to bridge her two interests in natural resource management and climate science.

While Mikaela Balkind was working on her degree at the University of Washington in 2018, she was looking for a way to bridge her two interests in natural resource management and climate science.