Nancy French of MTRI headed a study funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, a part of the National Institutes of Health, to measure and statistically model a relationship ...

He discussed the concept of the “wildland fire triangle,” which he said describes the different factors that combine to form various kinds of wildland fire scenarios.

Fighting fires in the wildland/urban interface (WUI) presents many unique challenges. Every year there are regular accounts of entrapments and other close calls, and WUI firefighting has resulted ...

First responders from across Texas gathered in Waco to train for urban wildfires while Governor Abbott discussed emergency ...

Wildland firefighters from numerous local and federal agencies came together at Camp Williams in Bluffdale to train on various techniques and scenarios.

Representatives of area fire departments and forestry divisions convened March 6 for a Wildland Fire Forum designed to educate the public on effective strategies for preventing wildfires.

The first part of this event will outline the many challenges federal wildland firefighters face; the second part will examine a worst-case scenario when prescribed burns go wrong.

The goal of the training is to keep firefighters fresh on wildland fire scenarios, according to the department, especially as fire dangers increase during the summer months.

This summer’s wildland fire forecast — above normal potential from Texas and Oklahoma clear out to the Western slopes — is a reminder to men and women on the line that their personal protective ...

The expansion of towns and agriculture, fragmentation of the landscape, fire suppression, Smokey Bear and a favorable climate pattern combined to limit fire during much of the 20th century.