launched a campaign to pay for heat-resistant boots needed by wildland firefighters. Hawkins, a 2012 graduate of Galena High School and student at the University of Nevada, Reno and Great Basin ...

Governor Kathy Hochul announced Saturday that New York’s Volunteer Firefighter Training Stipend program is being expanded to ...

Rachel Granberg, an experienced 38-year old wildland firefighter in ... her endurance and strength up. And most firefighters these days wear hiking boots or running shoes during the test, not ...

The coats, pants, gloves and boots don’t differ much from regular ... of a structure firefighter is too exhausting to wear. Wildland firefighters need lighter, more comfortable clothes.

"JK Boots," based in Spokane, makes high-quality work boots including for wildland firefighters. After seeing the devastating fires in California, owner Tim Khadzhi decided to do something about it.

Participants will complete training modules about wildland firefighting strategy and safety ... Anyone interested in this boot camp or others across the Southwest can find more information ...