The Trump administration has taken the first steps in standing up its new, consolidated federal firefighting agency, despite Congress declining to fund it and voicing bipartisan reservations about the ...

The federal government will combine its wildland firefighting operations within the Interior Department into a single new agency, dubbed the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, according to memos released ...

While Orangeburg County fire officials say well-trained firefighters are important, new state standards set for interior firefighting could have a chilling impact on attracting new volunteers to an ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Department of the Interior is standing up a new, unified wildland firefighting entity. This week, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced the initial steps were complete ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fires have razed 1,400 structures, caused widespread power outages, and even killed two people. (Photo/File) The Department of ...

A group of Democratic congressional leaders on Wednesday asked Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to halt creation of a consolidated federal wildland fire service until he can explain how it improves on ...

Arizona’s senators and governor have raised questions about the initial firefighting tactics used against the wildfire that started July 4 with a lightning strike. The Interior Department on Wednesday ...