Evacuation orders were issued Sunday for parts of Polk County, North Carolina, where three large wildfires have burned more ...

Wildfires continue to sweep across North Carolina. In Wilkes County, crews are working to contain an active blaze. In Polk ...

Due to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits ...

According to the National Federation of Federal Employees, wildland firefighters first began receiving a raise — 50%, or up to $20,000 — temporarily in 2021 as part of the bipartisan ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Wildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Donald Trump, but many worry that mass federal worker firings will leave ...