Trump fires federal workers who help fight forest fires weeks after historic LA blazes
The U.S. Forest Service fired 2,000 probationary workers. The agency says none were "operational firefighters," but some ...
'Public lands will suffer': Idaho, home to seven national forests, loses integral forest service employees across the state to Trump terminations
Patrick Shea is worried about Idaho's public lands. He's concerned about the inconvenience of overgrown trails and dirty bathrooms, and the dangers and destruction of unchecked wildfires and floods.
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In an Idaho mountain town, mass firings provoke a community backlash
Massive federal layoffs are hitting communities across the West, including rural, recreation hotspots like McCall, Idaho.
Trump’s cuts to federal wildfire crews could have ‘scary’ consequences
ISSAQUAH, Wash. — President Donald Trump’s moves to slash the federal workforce have gutted the ranks of wildland firefighters and support personnel, fire professionals warn, leaving communities to ...