The Trump administration’s decision to fire 3,400 workers and pause funds used for wildfire prevention comes as wildfires are ...

A Navy training exercise went awry on Wednesday when an F-18 dropped a live bomb outside of the Pinecastle Bomb Range, ...

A U.S. Navy pilot missed their target during bomb testing training, igniting flames in the Ocala National Forest Wednesday.

A pilot for the U.S. Navy missed their target while testing bombs in the Ocala National Forest resulting in a fire ...

James A. Bartels, 52, of Rio Grande, Ohio, started 26 fires in the national forest in 2022, creating a substantial risk of death or significant injury to the public, as well as to firefighters from ...

Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires ...

A former Ohio Fire Administrator will spend time in jail after he started dozens of arson fires in a national forest.

A former fire department administrator and police officer was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to starting dozens of fires in Wayne National Forest. James A. Bartels, 52, of Rio ...

James Bartels, then of the Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Department, admitted to starting 26 fires to "give the boys ...

A former fire department administrator and police officer was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to starting dozens of fires in Wayne National Forest.

A man who served as a former fire official, police officer and Gallia County 911 administrator has been sentenced to 18 ...

In December, investigators spoke with Bartels and he admitted to starting 26 fires in the Wayne National Forest using a ...