firefighter

October 19, 2026

U.S.

Postscript to American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center

William Langewiesche

September 11, 2026

A black-and-white photograph of firemen in the rubble of Ground Zero

Ideas

Stop Lowering the Flag

Justin Murphy

October 13, 2025

Illustration of two men in the distance atop an official building lowering a white flag; the right half of the image is a blank gray background.

The Atlantic Daily

The End of the DEI Era

John Hendrickson

January 16, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg looks ahead in front of an image of Capitol Hill

Science

What Happens When a Plastic City Burns

Zoë Schlanger

January 15, 2025

Color photograph of a burned house with melted plastic in Los Angeles

Ideas

How Los Angeles Must Rebuild

Conor Friedersdorf

January 14, 2025

A color photograph of smoke rising in orange light above burned homes.

Planet

The Unfightable Fire

Zoë Schlanger

January 10, 2025

Science

Elite Firefighters Have a Secret Skill

Kendra Pierre-Louis

October 7, 2021

Politics

What Does California Owe Its Incarcerated Firefighters?

Jaime Lowe

July 27, 2021

Rainbow Crew 4 after fighting a small fire near Hemet, 2017

Science

Land Managers Can’t Burn the West Fast Enough

Amanda Monthei

October 28, 2020

U.S.

American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center

William Langewiesche

October 2002 Issue

Sections

The Print Edition

Two Firefighters Died in Yosemite—For What?

Postscript to American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center

Stop Lowering the Flag

The End of the DEI Era

What Happens When a Plastic City Burns

How Los Angeles Must Rebuild

The Unfightable Fire

Elite Firefighters Have a Secret Skill

What Does California Owe Its Incarcerated Firefighters?

Land Managers Can’t Burn the West Fast Enough

American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center