The thing about the “United States” is that — until recently — it was part of our national ethos to look after one another.

Eighteen Connecticut residents and two from Rhode Island mobilized to help fight wildfires in Alaska, according to state ...

The team consists 18 members from the Connecticut Interstate Fire Crew, DEEP said, along with 2 members from the Rhode Island ...

The 2,000-acre fire and others north of the Brooks Range fit a pattern of increasing wildfires in the treeless landscape.

The Alaska Incident Management Team 2, which assumed operational command of the complex on Monday, will host a public meeting ...

Alaska National Guard service members activated June 20 in support of local, state and federal efforts to contain fires ...

Local firefighters have been sent to Alaska to battle a significant wildfire in the far northwestern state as part of a ...

The majority of incidents were “just small grass fires” that the fire department quickly extinguished, an official said.

Last week, a 20-person crew of Massachusetts wildland firefighters was sent to assist in putting out significant wildfires in ...

Cody Smeaton, a call firefighter for Westport, is currently deployed to Alaska. He joins a crew from DCR and MassWildlife fighting wildfires in the state's interior. A Westport firefighter is among a ...

A cultural burn in Fort Yukon, Alaska in May 2024. The wildland fire community, along with governments, policy makers, and ...

GROTON — Local firefighters have been sent to Alaska to battle a significant wildfire in the far northwestern state as part of a 20-person crew organized by the Massachusetts Department of ...