Responding to the lack of snow across Southcentral Alaska and other regions, state officials on Thursday ordered an early ...

As wildfires burn across Texas and the Carolinas, large swaths of the U.S. — including much of the Southeast and Southwest — ...

A new national forecast predicts unusually high wildfire danger for the southern half of Alaska — a warning that lumps our typically winter-dominated state with sunnier climes like Texas and Florida.

The Forest Service manages lands from Alaska to Florida and fire is a constant threat. Low pay and dangerous conditions have made it hard for the agency to maintain staffing. “We struggle to ...

Last month, the Trump Administration and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) mass- fired many National Park Service ...

“The clock is running out.” Fire officials with the Alaska Division of Forestry say they are preparing for the potential for early fires. Statute establishes April 1 as the official start of ...

The Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection has declared an early start to fire season beginning March 17, a March 6 ...

Coupled with decreased funding and a leadership whose agenda disregards environmental preservation, the future seems dull.

A bipartisan U.S. Senate bill seeking to centralize wildland firefighting operations and set a national wildfire standard ...

After 30 minutes, a U.S. Forest Service officer and Girdwood Fire and Rescue first responders arrived on the scene. An hour later, Alaska State Trooper and Alaska Army National Guard helicopters ...