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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.

US Forest Service fires 3,400 workers, Park Service cuts 1,000

The U.S. Forest Service is firing around 3,400 recent hires while the National Park Service is terminating about 1,000 under President Donald Trump's push to cut federal spending, people familiar with the plans said on Friday.

‘You’re losing everything’: One of Sitka’s fired Forest Service workers speaks out

Eight Forest Service employees in Sitka were among thousands of federal workers fired by the Trump administration last weekend. KCAW’s Meredith Redick spoke with one of them about how she’s handling the news.

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Nearly 100 Coloradans laid off from forest service, what this could mean for the state’s wildfire response

More than 90 United States Forest Service workers in Colorado were laid off this month due to an order passed down from the ...

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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 ...

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Forest Service Layoffs and Frozen Funds Increase the Risk From Wildfires

The Trump administration’s decision to fire 3,400 workers and pause funds used for wildfire prevention comes as wildfires are ...

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How Trump's mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workers

The termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less ...

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‘Real and immediate consequences for Colorado’s economy’: Legislators react to reports of US Forest Service mass layoff

Colorado’s senators and U.S. representatives issued a joint statement Friday, urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ...

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Forest Service worker in Western NC says Trump termination was ‘devastating sucker punch’

Mike Knoerr, who said he was the only wildlife biologist in the Pisgah National Forest, was among 3,400 U.S. Forest Service ...

Forest Service workforce cuts spark concern about wildland firefighters

Though snow is still on the ground, with months left of winter, this is typically the time when federal wildland firefighters ...

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TSF Story: Explainer: What’s behind a Hoosier National Forest management project controversy

This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Olivia O'Neal TheStatehouseFile.com February 18, 2025 On Feb ...

Montanans, workers warn mass Forest Service layoffs will impact public lands, recreation

Former employees say the quality of Montana's recreation, tourism and the outdoors industries will suffer after more than 300 ...

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