1+ week, 3+ day ago   (201+ words) Federal wildland firefighters assigned to prescribed burns will be eligible for additional compensation after the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) finalized a rule extending hazardous duty pay and environmental differential pay to planned wildland fire operations. The final rule adds…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (658+ words) Duncan J White explains how federal fire safety law supports state and local systems through national standards research, funding and training while preserving local authority. That arrangement remains broadly sound. But it is becoming harder to determine whether federal involvement…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (349+ words) A developing 2026–27 El Niño could place fire and rescue services across the Americas under significant pressure, with the International Association of Fire and Rescue Services warning of increased risks from extreme heat, drought, flooding, landslides and severe storms. The report…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (388+ words) Newfoundland and Labrador is investing more than $630,000 in a new fire protection vehicle and firefighting equipment for volunteer departments serving communities in Conception Bay North. The funding, announced by Forestry, Agriculture and Lands Minister Pleaman Forsey in South River, will…...