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 ...

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.

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.

A wildfire is burning in the area of the Emilio Carranza Memorial in the Wharton State Forest in Shamong Township, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service and Department of Environmental Protection ...

The Forest Service workforce was cut in February during Elon Musk's push to reduce federal spending, and at least 1,000 National Park Service workers were let go.

U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz discussed wildfire preparedness in a video published Thursday, June 5, 2025. In the video, Schultz asks wildfire employees who took voluntary resignation to ...

The North Carolina Forest Service is sending out a warning that the state is at an increased risk of wildfires.Downed trees and scattered debris from Hurricane Helene is now prime fuel for a ...

As temperatures rise and drought conditions worsen across the American West, experts warn this wildfire season could be one of the most severe in recent memory — especially in states like Arizona.

Forest and fire officials in Washington state and Oregon say Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for ...