Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Forest Service firefighter Alan Gudino, right, shields his face while battling the Madre fire in San Luis Obispo County in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) The reversal of a decades-old U.S. Forest Service policy means that federal wildland ...

The U.S. Forest Service will begin providing wildfire crews with masks to protect against smoke, reversing a decades-long policy banning protective gear after The New York Times spotlighted severe ...

ARNOLD, Mo. – For several years, the Rock Community Fire Protection District has used apparatuses incorporating Bluetooth technology to enhance communication. Firefighters swipe a fob to pair ...

Baltimore firefighters are now equipped with specialized oxygen masks for animals, the fire department announced Wednesday.All city fire stations are equipped with the masks, which were donated by the ...

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — A Blair County fire department has received a 16-thousand dollar grant to purchase equipment to help test mask fitting. The UPMC Altoona Foundation awarded the grant to the ...

A community donation is helping firefighters save pets at fire scenes.

U.S. Forest Service firefighter Alan Gudino, right, shields his face while battling the Madre fire in San Luis Obispo County in July. (Noah Berger / Associated Press) The U.S. Forest Service has ...

The reversal of a decades-old U.S. Forest Service policy means that federal wildland firefighters can now mask up if they want to — something Washington’s state wildland firefighters have been able to ...