FLORIEN, La. — Rodney McKay knows a lot about starting fires. Between 15 and 25 times a year, McKay heads into the woods with a drip torch, rakes and an array of other tools used to light fires, ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Firefighters across Reno County, along with the Kansas Forest Service, participated in drip torch training on Saturday. Reno County Emergency Management says firefighters from ...

On a warm, dry day last week, prescribed burn coordinator Zachary O’Donnell ignited his drip torch and passed it to the landowner. They stood on the edge of a forest, somewhere between Marion and Old ...

WILLIAMS — It was just before 8 a.m. on a clear fall day when trucks carrying fire crews barreled down dirt roads into Kaibab National Forest. Shortly after, the crews began to set over 2,300 acres of ...

A woman uses a drip torch while taking part in a broadcast burn in advance of wildfire season. REUTERS/Loren Elliott The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Wednesday announced it is ...

“The objective of many of these prescribed fires is to reduce forest fuels in the area,” said Zach Boness, burn boss for the prescribed burns in Kaibab National Forest. “We live in a fire-dependent ...