Nov. 9—TAOS — Bobbie Scopa recalled the days when a 12,000-acre wildfire was still considered a big deal. She was a 19-year-old, rookie wildland firefighter with the National Forest Service the year ...

With winter approaching, the country’s risk of forest fires is rising, requiring greater caution. To help anticipate and manage these risks, Forest Fire Exposure Index was launched yesterday. This ...

Sometimes the job of a fire department is to start a blaze rather than put one out. Counterintuitive? Not according to Durango Fire Protection District Wildfire Battalion Chief Scott Nielsen. On ...

A study has found a mismatch between wildfire risk and mitigation resources in Colorado, including a lack of local resources ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 18—TAOS — With freezing temperatures returning to parts of New Mexico, residents living near the state's five national ...

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation alongside Ravalli Electric Cooperative, U.S. Forest Service in Bitterroot National Forest, and Ravalli County are starting a wildfire ...

When you envision the Lake Tahoe/Sierra area, you may think of the crystal blue lake, surrounded by beautiful forest and mountains on all sides, and the small towns that border the lake or are nestled ...

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to correct a typo in the headline. Federal legislators are raising concerns that cuts to the U.S. Forest Service staffing under President Donald Trump’s ...

Colorado’s Democratic members of Congress are calling on the U.S. Forest Service to prioritize wildfire mitigation efforts as ...