To avoid breathing wildfire smoke, it's important to have the right gear. Dust masks, bandanas and damp pieces of cloth won't adequately protect you from inhaling fine particulate matter like PM2.5.

The Forest Service is reversing course as it faces growing pressure over workers falling ill with cancer and lung disease. The move is part of a flurry of changes to aid firefighters. By Hannah Dreier ...

A reporter’s questions pulled her into the subculture of wildland firefighting. Policy changes followed. Hannah Dreier, center, reporting on the Gifford fire in California in August.Credit...Loren ...

A recent New York Times investigation found many wildfire fighters are getting cancer, cardiovascular diseases and some have even died because of the toxic smoke they inhaled while on the job.

The U.S. Forest Service has announced it is reversing a ban on federal firefighters wearing masks, and will give crews protective N95s as they battle increasingly intense fires across the nation. For ...

After years of wildland firefighters developing cancer, lung disease and other health issues while not being allowed to wear masks as they work, the U.S. Forest Service will now allow these crews to ...

The U.S. government will provide wildfire fighters with masks to protect against smoke — reversing a decades-long ban that exposed workers to toxins known to cause cancer and other serious diseases.