Feb 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Forest Service is firing around 3,400 ... exempt 5,000 seasonal positions under its hiring freeze and fire 1,000 employees, according to advocacy group National Parks ...

Canada stands at a pivotal moment in wildfire risk management because of expanding WUI zones, prolonged drought conditions ...

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It also cites a study from the U.S. Forest Service which found the ... One product Skordaki and her team are testing is eco-gel — an Ontario-made fire suppressant and retardant the company ...

Strong winds are coming to the Grand Strand as the massive wildfire in Carolina Forest continues to burn. Iowa has became the first U.S. state to remove gender identity protections from its civil ...

As wildfires swept throughout Los Angeles last month, destroying homes and causing casualties and displacements, the urgency of addressing and preventing forest fires took centre stage once again.

To date in 2025 New Jersey has seen roughly four times the number of wildfires as it did during the same time period in 2024, said Chief Bill Donnelly of the state Forest Fire Service. New Jersey ...

Victoria Porter spent two days last year fighting a small forest fire that sprang up from a hunter’s campsite in the Montana wilderness. Porter, 28, helped dig a fire break to prevent the blaze ...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - First responders across South Carolina have descended on the Carolina Forest area to help battle a massive wildfire. Residents from several neighborhoods, including ...

The largest of them, in the Carolina Forest area near Myrtle Beach, has spread over 2,000 acres. Efforts were underway to contain the active fires in the Carolinas. Here are maps illustrating the ...