Katie Jo Benitz and her mother Bonnie Rogers said they hope to inspire other women to become firefighters as well.

Katie Jo Benitz was inspired to join the fire department by her mom Bonnie Rogers, who has been a firefighter for more than 20 years.

A firefighting helicopter has crashed as it headed to the Turkish port of Marmaris to combat a wildfire, killing two Russian crew members

After a wildfire roared through northern New Mexico this summer, state and federal biologists rescued scores of Rio Grande cutthroat trout from a small stream

A major storm that battered Alaska over the weekend churned through California.

The wildfire that has destroyed dozens of homes in California is now the largest in the state this year.

The wildfire that has destroyed dozens of homes in California is now the largest in the state this year.

A fast-moving wildfire scorching through Northern California has destroyed dozens of homes and is creating dangerous smoke conditions in regions farther north.

ABC News’ Kayna Whitworth reports as states in the West face dangerous conditions from both fire and water.

New wildfires raging in southwestern France have torn through over 1,000 hectares of land and forced the evacuation of residents amid record temperatures for September

A tropical storm nearing Southern California has brought fierce mountain winds, high humidity, rain and the threat of flooding to a region already dealing with wildfires and an extraordinary heat wave

The U.S. government is resuming prescribed burning of National Forest lands across the nation to clear brush and small trees after a three-month pause to review and respond to climate change and risks of runaway wildfires

A wood products company says it is investigating whether a fire that killed two people as it swept through a Northern California town was caused by a failure of a water-spraying machine used to cool ash at its veneer mill

Record heat has pushed the power grid to the limit and a new fire has exploded in size to force mass evacuations.

At least 2 people were killed in a blaze that tore through more than 130 homes in Northern California, authorities said. ABC News’ Rhiannon Ally reports.

As firefighters appeared to be getting a handle Sunday on one Northern California wildfire, another blaze burning in the same county was giving them new challenges.

Scorching temperatures and strong winds fueled two large wildfires in Northern California, sparking an evacuation order.

The California governor declared a state of emergency as firefighters try to contain the Mountain and Mill fires and prevent them from causing more damage.

The Mill Fire burning near Weed, California, was 25% contained Sunday after burning 4,254 acres since Friday, according to Cal Fire officials.

Both fires ignited Friday in rural Siskiyou County.

A raging California wildfire has displaced thousands of people in the small community of Weed about 50 miles south of the Oregon border

A Mill Fire rages in Northern California, with the entire town of Weed being told to evacuate immediately as the entire Western U.S. suffers from prolonged heat wave.

Some firefighters battling a Southern California blaze are being pulled back to rest after seven were sent to the hospital in the midst of a grueling heat wave

Seven firefighters were injured and evacuations were issued in the raging Route Fire burning in southern California.

Training program aimed at trying to help former inmate firefighters turn pro.

The U.S. has lost 29.7 million acres of tree cover from forest fires since 2001, according to Global Forest Watch.

A major wildfire that ravaged pine forests in a tourist-beloved area of southwestern France has stopped expanding after rain fell overnight, and firefighters were working Sunday to tame it

Dozens of firefighters are battling a large wildfire in a rural area of Hawaii's Big Island

Nearly 10,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes and farms in the Bordeaux region as 1,200 firefighters try to cut fire lines and save several towns.

Firefighters from across Europe have started arriving in France to help battle several wildfires, including a blaze ravaging pine forests in the country's southwest

A wildfire is raging in the famed wine region of Bordeaux, France, and the prefecture of Gironde has ordered an estimated 10,000 residents to evacuate the area.

ABC News Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee discusses the raging wildfires in France where thousands of people were forced to evacuate as Europe deals with unprecedented heat waves and droughts.

Wildfires in the French wine region have caused the evacuation of 10,000 residents. French officials are now asking volunteers to help battle the blaze, which has been exacerbated by dry conditions.

A wildfire is raging at an “unprecedented” rate south of Bordeaux, France, firefighters said Wednesday.

Firefighters say the fire near Bordeaux, France, is growing at an "unprecedented" speed.

Dozens of wildfires are burning in southwestern France amid Europe's successive heatwaves and drought, destroying homes and forcing thousands of residents to evacuate.

It's unclear exactly what is causing the fish deaths.

A fast moving brush fire in California has prompted mandatory evacuations.

A fire burning out of control in a Northern California national forest is now the largest wildland fire in the state this year, officials said.

One firefighter has suffered burns and two others have been treated for heat exhaustion while fighting a new North Texas wildfire that is completely uncontained after burning almost half a square mile

Firefighters are making progress as they battle California's largest wildfire.

Firefighters battling a massive blaze in the Northern Californian are simultaneously fighting another growing fire in the same drought-dry wooded land, officials said.

The blaze has destroyed more than 55,000 acres since it began Friday, causing evacuation orders for 3,000 residents.

A fire burning out of control in a Northern California national forest is now the largest wildland fire in the state this year, officials said.

The McKinney Fire in northern California is now the largest wildfire in the state this year, growing to 55,000 acres.

A photographer capturing the damage caused by California wildfires comes to the aid of a puppy wandering through the ruins of the area.

California officials say two bodies have been found inside a burned vehicle in the zone of a raging California wildfire that is one of several major blazes burning across the western U.S. West amid hot, dry and gusty conditions

The large wildland fire has torched more than 52,000 acres since Friday, and emergency responders have found at least two people dead.

California declared a state of emergency on Saturday for Siskiyou County due to the McKinney Fire, which has become the largest wildland fire in the state this year.

The McKinney Fire has only been burning for two days, but it’s already scorched more than 51,000 acres, officials said.