DOGE cuts and voluntary resignations have severely hampered the agency as the nation enters the peak of fire season, with ...

By directing the Forest Service to cut red tape and focus on rapid onboarding, we are on track to meet and potentially exceed our firefighter hiring goals for 2025.

U.S. Forest Service invites resigned firefighters back to work ahead of wildfire season. The Forest Service lost more than 10% of its workforce to DOGE firings, and thousands more voluntarily ...

The group says breaking wildfire suppression away from the agency could create chaos and make fires worse. Forest Service firefighters prepare to battle the Caldor Fire on Aug. 31, 2021, in Meyers ...

By directing the Forest Service to cut red tape and focus on rapid onboarding, we are on track to meet and potentially exceed our firefighter hiring goals for 2025.

Forest Service official to testify on updated wildfire bill. By Marc Heller | 05/05/2025 06:59 AM EDT . The “Fix Our Forests Act” has provisions the Trump administration supports — but also ...

Update: At 8 p.m. the U.S. Forest Service said on social media they are still working to contain the Haoe Fire in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness in the Nantahala National Forest. The fire ...