Several East Texas firefighter crews have been deploy to help respond to wildfires and elevated fire conditions being ...

Smith County Emergency Services District 2 is deploying three heavy-equipment-qualified firefighters to Childress, Texas, to support ongoing wildfire operations in the region.

Novice operators can impact the cost to operate your dozers and related undercarriage expense, but modern electronics help protect your investment while dramatically increasing productivity. “The ...

Privately hired operators have various experience levels, but all must complete an annual course in fire line safety.Authorities have released little information about how Varney and Smith died.Their ...

REDDING, Calif. – Not all firefighters carry a hose or shovel. The adrenaline junkies who steer heavy bulldozers across steep ridges face serious hazards, from smoke and flames but also from unsteady ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SLOUGHHOUSE — The deaths of two bulldozer ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- As California's wildfire season ramps up statewide, it's not only firefighters getting called to the front lines. While aerial and engine attacks are vital to fire suppression ...

CAL FIRE released a preliminary accident report this week, detailing what led to the death of heavy fire equipment operator Braden Varney. The Mariposa County father and second-generation firefighter ...

BIG SUR (CBS SF/AP) -- Monterey County officials on Thursday identified the bulldozer operator killed in the fire as 35-year-old Robert Reagan of Fresno County. Reagan died Tuesday night in a tragic ...

REDDING (AP) — Not all firefighters carry a hose or shovel. The adrenaline junkies who steer heavy bulldozers across steep ridges face serious hazards, from smoke and flames but also from unsteady ...

Dozers are an integral part of the battle against large blazes but are rarely seen in dramatic images of flaming trees and raining ash. REDDING - Not all firefighters carry a hose or shovel. The ...