firefighter fatalitiesWildland firefighters in the United States are exposed to a variety of hazards while performing their jobs. Although vehicle accidents and aircraft mishaps claim the most lives, situations where firefighters are caught in a life-threatening, fire behaviour-related event (i.e. an...
The Forest Service hopes to hire around 11,300 firefighters this year. The lengthening of fire season also has changed the makeup of seasonal fire crews and permanent positions. Jeff Rupert, director of the U.S. Interior Department’s Office of Wildland Fire, said that in years past, more ...
Harold Cardinal has been a wildland firefighter for decades. He currently works for the Saddle Lake Smoke Eaters, a firefighter company on the Saddle Lake Cree Nation. (Kory Siegers/CBC) Danny Clarke, a wildland firefighter who works for Fire Wise For...