The U.S. Forest Service faced criticism from current and former employees who say federal workforce reductions under the ...

The Green Fire will now also be fought by two Super Scooper planes as the blaze grows to more than 10,000 acres.

On the north side of the fire, or the area of Alder Springs, flames backed down toward the burn scar of the Shoe Fire, which burned more than 5,000 acres before it was contained Nov. 9, 2024.

"I had guys who were going to bed hungry after working 16 hours," said the crew leader on the Alder Springs Fire, who asked not to be named for fear of losing her job. National and local USFS ...