Firefighter Safety

Over the last few years, more information has come out about the long-term health risks of wildland firefighting, which most recently has included carcinogen exposure.

Forest Service researchers are taking a closer look at how wildfire smoke impacts the people most exposed to it. A five-year study will monitor the carbon…

Boise residents Tuesday approved by a wide margin a bond to build new fire stations. Seventy-six percent of voters said yes to borrowing $17 million over…

A scathing new report by a group of veteran wildfire experts called Safety Matters says too little has been done to improve firefighter safety since an...

After the tragic death of 19 Arizona firefighters yesterday, a Boise-based charity is doing what it can to console the community of Prescott. The Wildland…

Managers at a blaze in north Idaho were warned about hazardous conditions the day before a 20-year-old firefighter died on the job. That’s according to an…