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Multiple Firefighters Reportedly Shot Responding To Wildfire In Idaho.
Reports the wildfire was intentionally started to set an ambush.
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A Letter From The Inside: Unjustified Terminations.
The following is a letter sent to me by a manager in the Forest Service: 🙏
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Today, The Department Of Agriculture Cut $9M in Contracts After DOGE Begins An Agency Wide Audit.
More USDA contract cuts expected.
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Breaking: New Bill To Combine All Wildfire Agencies Into One, Creating The National Wildland Fire Service.
This would be the biggest wildfire agency restructuring in decades.
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Forest Service Ordered To Remove All References Connecting Climate Change To Wildfires.
Websites deleted.
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"Toughen Up."
It was the first time you set up a tent all season.
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Wildfire Resources Evacuated From North Carolina Hurricane Relief After Militias Start "Hunting" Federal Employees.
Update: Rutherford County Sheriff's Office Press Release 10/14/2024
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Senate Passes Legislation Permanently Increasing Wildland Firefighter Base Pay.
The measure now becomes law, ending the constant threat of a pay cliff.
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The Last Shift.
A bittersweet reality.
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Breaking: White House Budget Proposal Creates National Wildfire Service, Combining USDA And DOI Wildfire Management.
Increases wildfire budget by 3.6%.
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"Everything’s Going To Be Ok, It's Not That Bad.”
Right?
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High Level Resignations And Mass Layoffs Begin In The Forest Service Just 24 Hours After The Deferred Resignation Closes.
3,400 non-fire employees let go.
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