By Stacia Glenn The U.S. Forest Service has committed itself to correcting a handful of violations federal safety investigators say played an instrumental role in the deaths of five firefighters in the Esperanza Fire.

By ALLISON HOFFMAN SAN DIEGO - Powerful winds were driving flames through the rugged hills along the U.S-Mexico border when Thomas Varshock and his son drove up to a fire engine near the highway and asked for help saving their home.

By Nicholas K. Geranios Associated Press MOSCOW, Idaho -- When five forest firefighters died in Southern California last year, investigators blamed risky decisions by managers. But is the gung-ho culture of wildland firefighters also to blame? The U.S.

The U.S. Forest Service contributed to the deaths of five firefighters in California by failing to follow safety protocols, a federal report said Thursday. The U.S.

By ANDREW GLAZER LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Forest Service committed safety violations that contributed to the deaths of five of its firefighters in a Southern California blaze last year, workplace safety regulators said Thursday.