Senators: Trump hiring freeze means wildland firefighting jobs are going unfilled
Wildland firefighters around the country say they've had job offers rescinded or frozen in the wake of President Donald Trump's federal hiring freeze.
Trump’s federal hiring freeze halts onboarding of federal firefighting crews ahead of wildfire season
The federal hiring freeze implemented by President Donald Trump has affected the hiring of a crucial group of federal workers: firefighters.
Seasonal wildland firefighter job offers rescinded due to federal hiring freeze
With fire season basically year-round in California, seasonal wildland firefighters are a necessity, but some say their jobs have been rescinded. Jenn McCarthy has worked as a seasonal firefighter for the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management for the last five years.
Executive Order Reportedly Freezing Seasonal Firefighter Jobs
Seasonal wildland firefighters' orders were allegedly rescinded due to President Trump's federal hiring freeze.
Firefighter Hiring Stalls at Federal Agencies After Trump’s Freeze
Job offers have been rescinded and start dates pushed back just as firefighting staffing for the summer wildfire season was beginning, a union said.
Trump's freeze stalls federal firefighter hiring
Crews helped battle the deadly Los Angeles-area wildfires, and now some worry a shortfall will weaken response capabilities as fire season approaches.
Rosen pushing Trump to exempt seasonal firefighters from federal hiring freeze
U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen is pushing the Trump administration to exempt seasonal firefighters from a federal hiring freeze.
National Park Service will fire 1,000 employees — but hire 5,000 seasonal workers
The two decisions underscore the confusing — and at times contradictory — nature of the new administration’s efforts to ...
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Sheehy introduces bill to consolidate federal wildland firefighting resources
According to the bill and Sen. Sheehy's office, the consolidated firefighting agency, housed under the Department of the ...
Experts Claim Los Angeles is Getting Fire Recovery All Wrong
Soon after catastrophic fires swept through Pacific Palisades and Altadena, wildfire experts Stephen Pyne and Jack Cohen were ...
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Wildland fire closes portion of Highway 69 near Main Street in Dewey-Humboldt
Westbound Highway 69 is closed near milepost 278, about a mile from Main Street, Dewey-Humboldt, as of 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, ...
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It’s likely Los Angeles-like wildfires will come to Eagle County. Here’s how local fire and water entities are preparing.
Eagle County is at risk of experiencing a large-scale wildfire. “We’ve always been and we probably always will be,” said Hugh ...
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Pride, Peril and $56 a Month: One Formerly Incarcerated California Firefighter’s Story
More than a thousand incarcerated firefighters helped beat back the LA blazes. This is what you should know about their work.
NASA tests drones to provide localized forecasting and aid in fire response
In Aug. 2024, a team of NASA researchers and partners gathered in Missoula, to test new drone-based technology for localized forecasting, or micrometeorology. Researchers attached wind sensors to a ...