At the end of February, a curtain of flames engulfed the Texas Panhandle, eventually marking the state’s largest wildfire in history. The blaze was merciless, burning through more than 1 million acres of land and swallowing houses whole.  While many residents in this region fled to safer ground, a small contingent ran toward the inferno … Continue reading Low Wages and Health Risks Are Crippling the U.S. Wildland Firefighting Forces