How Trump’s mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workers
The layoffs of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources to help prevent and fight wildfires.
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As Longtime Seasonal Workers Emerge as Casualties of Mass Firings, Stakeholders Warn of Dire Consequences to Public Lands
In many cases, laid-off seasonal employees had worked for the U.S. Forest Service for years or even decades — cleaning campgrounds and clearing trails, supporting firefighters and securing funds for ...
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A hiring freeze put federal firefighters in limbo. Here’s what that could mean for wildfire in Colorado.
Colorado fire officials are concerned that the uncertainty over a federal hiring freeze implemented by President Donald Trump ...
Fired Forest Service workers warn of Northern Nevada wildfire dangers after mass Trump cuts
"It really is mismanagement at its worst, and it's going to have a devastating impact for states like Nevada," Sen. Cortez ...