This is a one-day training for people interested in qualifying for the Wildland Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2) certification. This training fulfills the requirements for the field exercise portion of S-130 ...

UL Research Institutes and its Fire Safety Research Institute today announced a new firefighter training course to address the threats found in the wildland urban interface, also known as WUI, or the ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- More than a dozen local high school students graduated from Wildland Firefighter training Friday. The training is part of a program offered by Valley ROP at Reedley College.

Wildfire activity is on the upswing in Colorado and across the U.S., and state firefighting and incident management agencies are stepping up their efforts to keep up with the changes. “In the past, ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – At the Springer Correctional Center in northern New Mexico, women inmates are getting hands-on training in wildland firefighting. The New Mexico Corrections Department’s recently ...

SWEET HOME — For the 20th consecutive year, forestry officials from the U.S. Forest Service, Oregon Department of Forestry, and Bureau of Land Management will host an interagency fire school to ...

WAIKAPU (HawaiiNewsNow) - If you’re on Maui, don’t be alarmed if you see lots of smoke in Waikapu. The Maui Fire Department will be conducting a wildland live fire training for its 41st recruit class ...

WAIKAPU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Maui Fire Department will be conducting wildland live fire training on multiple days this month. The MFD 42nd recruit class will be training on Nov. 10, 12, 18, and 19.

When Linda Wadleigh was a forestry major at Utah State University she came upon her first summer job as a firefighter, a role that led to a 30-year career in wildland fire management with the U.S.