MISSOULA, Mont. — In order to become a wildland firefighter, you have to pass the pack test. This requires trainees walk three miles in less than 45 minutes while carrying a 45-pound pack. Mikaela ...

This is a one-day training for people interested in qualifying for the Wildland Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2) certification. This training fulfills the requirements for the field exercise portion of S-130 ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – At the Springer Correctional Center in northern New Mexico, women inmates are getting hands-on training in wildland firefighting. The New Mexico Corrections Department’s recently ...

After growing up in a Marine Corps family, Tiege Downes enlisted out of high school. As a Marine in a scout-sniper platoon, he deployed overseas and expected he’d go to college after his active-duty ...