Fired US Forest Service and National Park Service workers say cuts will be felt on fire lines
Fired U.S. National Forest and National Parks employees are speaking out about the mass layoffs by the Trump administration.
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The Trump administration is trying to fire the ‘backbone’ of wildland firefighting
Successfully fighting a wildfire requires more than people digging line or cutting fire breaks with chainsaws. It also ...
Update: Prescribed fire YRRD PILES - CAMP RX in Yuba County – March 7 status
The pile burning project, called YRRD PILES - CAMP RX, was initiated 8:40 a.m. Feb. 5 in Yuba County. The prescribed fire has ...
USA Today24d
Trump fires federal workers who help fight forest fires weeks after historic LA blazes
Victoria Porter spent two days last year fighting a small forest fire that sprang up from a hunter’s campsite in the Montana wilderness. Porter, 28, helped dig a fire break to prevent the blaze ...
CBS News5d
Fire lab scientist says we're still not doing enough to prevent massive wildfires: "We're definitely part of the problem"
The U.S. Forest Service built the fire sciences lab in 1960, inspired by a forest fire that killed 13 firefighters. The facility includes a 66-foot-high combustion chamber that allows for intense ...
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Hiring freeze of firefighters could be deadly, Forest Service captain warns
He was part of the Forest Service's “initial attack response” to the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California, the deadliest in the state’s history. Ben McLane, first row far right ...
Climate Cosmos on MSN7d
Can 'Active Forest Management' Really Reduce Wildfire Risk?
Understanding Active Forest Management Active forest management is a strategy designed to reduce wildfire risks through ...
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Update: Prescribed fire YRRD PILES - CAMP RX in Yuba County – March 7 status
The pile burning project, called YRRD PILES - CAMP RX, was initiated 8:40 a.m. Feb. 5 in Yuba County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest ...