Firefighters

Earlier this year, the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer (NFR) went offline in the wake of massive layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services. But since restarting in May, enrollment has surged by roughly 8,000.

Two firefighters are dead and another injured after a shooter opened fire as they tried to put out a wildfire on Canfield Mountain in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

The city wants to expand more stations to four-person engine staffing, but there's no money for growth in the upcoming year's budget.

The National Firefighter Registry is perhaps the most ambitious effort to date to understand the connection between firefighting and cancer.

Boise Fire’s Station 5 is now in service after a grand opening on Friday Oct. 18. The new station is equipped with upgrades that aim to help the city reach its sustainable energy goals.

In a report to the Board of Land Commissioners, the head of the Fire Management said Idaho is struggling to hire enough firefighters for the upcoming wildfire season.

The program allows first responders who are at least 50 years old to retire, wait 30 days and come back to work, while continuing to collect retirement benefits.

On Tuesday, residents of Caldwell will be asked if they want to fund a $17.3 million bond to build two new fire stations.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced $103 million to bolster wildfire risk reduction efforts and address the health risks faced by wildland firefighters while visiting the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise.

A special group of aerial firefighters are likely to be very busy this summer. Idaho Matters sits down with reporter Madelyn Beck to find out why.