If Congress doesn't act soon, more than 11,000 wildland firefighters across the nation could get a huge pay cut.

Wildland firefighting felt like a good fit. I signed up because I like something dangerous One of the things I was most excited about in this job, is that it's literally playing with fire.

Members of the West End Volunteer Fire Department don't just volunteer to fight fires, they're also willing to build their own apparatus. The DeBorgia and Saltese area public safety agency ...