The administration is consolidating the federal response to wildfires across the West, shifting 3,900 firefighters to the ...

The Trump administration has taken the first steps in standing up its new, consolidated federal firefighting agency, despite Congress declining to fund it and voicing bipartisan reservations about the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fires have razed 1,400 structures, caused widespread power outages, and even killed two people. (Photo/File) The Department of ...

A group of Democratic congressional leaders on Wednesday asked Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to halt creation of a consolidated federal wildland fire service until he can explain how it improves on ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior is rolling out a two-pronged push to strengthen America’s wildfire defenses, announcing up to $20 million to help rural communities respond faster to ...

U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are calling on the federal Department of Interior to “halt” its plans to consolidate firefighting forces into a singular entity, according to a news ...