Wildland firefighter gear

While pants, shirts and other gear are distributed by the agency, firefighters' boots are their own, spokespeople said, and are subsidized with a government stipend.

When massive fires blaze across endless acres of open fields, canyons, and beautiful mountain sides, threatening our families, homes, and memories, it is Wildland Firefighters who answer the call. They risk their lives, put in long, gruelling hours in ceaseless heat, near real life danger everyday to ensure our safety

"The agency is failing its firefighters on so many levels," he said

Essential Firefighter Gear. "I have too many tools," said no firefighter, ever.

This is you Madi! :)

Wildfires have burned more than 117,000 acres of forest in California this year. National Geographic photographer Mark Thiessen embedded with one team fighting a group of fires called the Fork Complex near Hayfork, California. Here, he shares his portraits of the Salt Lake Unified Fire Authority crew and his first-person account of working with them. […]

After five years, I really kinda feel like I got this thing down. Here are some lessons I've learned over the past 5 years as a fire wife.

This art was created to honor the Granite Mountain Hotshot crew who lost their lives June 30th 2013. Each hero's name is inscribed on the turnout and in our hearts forever. It can be personalized to honor any firefighter.