The Forest Service's helicopter is equipped with a Bambi bucket, for conducting water drops. Hungryland comprises more than 16,600 acres in Martin and Palm Beach counties, 7 miles west of Jupiter.

The n ew rescue truck has been paired with a new brush truck, that was put into service a few months ago. The brush truck was purchased for just $100 through a Fire Fighter Program with the ...

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and the Florida Forest Service joined forces to battle two stubborn brush fires from this weekend and crews on Monday ... Perla Perea said, "It's not good. It is bad for us.

Crews with the Roanoke County Fire & Rescue, along with the U.S. Forest Service, continue to work on containing a brush fire off of Route 311.

MARTIN COUNTY — Florida Forest Service and Martin County Fire Rescue crews battled a brush fire in the John C. and Mariana Jones Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area on May 1.

The Florida Forest Service got a call about the fire around 4:00 p.m. The fire is 50% contained, according to Martin County Fire Rescue. The cause of the fire is unknown.