After Cutting Non-Fire Seasonals, Regions Start To Cut Permanent And Seasonal Fire Positions.

A complete 180.

It wasn't too long ago that I was writing about the Forest Service pushing for wildfire seasonals to become Permanent Full-Time employees. In a recent all-employees call, Chief Moore said they were able to get around 1,000 seasonals to convert to full-time.

Now, regions are looking to implement new hiring policies to reduce the workforce, reduce staffin…