The federal government will now allow its firefighters to mask up — upending a decades-long policy that had left them exposed to toxic flurries of illness-inducing wildfire smoke. The U.S. Forest ...

SEATTLE - Changing wind patterns around the cascades are going to impact the amount of wildfire smoke descending into the Puget Sound region on Tuesday as multiple fires burn in western Washington.

During the COVID pandemic, masks were mandatory equipment that everyone needed to wear. Although it may have seemed like a big deal back then, it later on became a much more accepted part of healthy ...

Smoke from wildfires exacerbated by climate change may cause as many as 71,000 additional deaths per year in the United States by 2050, a study published Thursday in the journal Nature found. That ...

Experts say the health risk is low, but you should still regularly wash items like toothbrush holders and neck pillows ...

After asserting for years that firefighters cannot do their jobs while wearing protective masks, the U.S. Forest Service will ...

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 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 ...

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 ...