As Fires Burn And More Wildfire Regions Talk Job Cuts, Congress Argues Over 2025 Budget.
Sept. 30th is the deadline for wildfire funding.
I don’t know if you have noticed, but the Western United States is on fire. The Forest Service is talking about job cuts, and Congress has yet to pass a wildfire budget to secure funds starting on October 1st. Region 3 is talking about no longer hiring any non-fire seasonals starting Oct. 1st and other employment curtailments.
It seems only yesterday wh…
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