After federal funding cuts, Arizona eyes 2026 firefighting resources

Arizona officials say funding and staffing cuts hurt some forest resources last year, but federal officials insist the ...
Hoodline

Crest Fire Ignites Before Dawn In Angeles National Forest Backcountry

According to The Sacramento Bee, which cites the National Interagency Fire Center, the fire was discovered just after 1:30 ...
OPB

Staff shortages pull Idaho Forest Service office workers into fire roles

After a slew of firings and deferred resignations last winter, the loss of federal workers left holes throughout the Northwest. “When we get to peak fire season, it’s kind of an all-hands-on-deck ...
Woodworking Network

Forest Service and Cal Fire renew statewide wildfire response agreement

The agreement extends a long-standing framework for mutual wildfire response and cooperative risk-reduction work across ...
Reno Gazette-Journal

The Forest Service claims it’s fully staffed for a worsening fire season. Data shows thousands of unfilled jobs

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Despite the Trump administration’s public pronouncements that it has hired enough wildland firefighters, documents obtained by ProPublica show a ...
KTVZ

Deschutes National Forest says it’s now hiring for wildland firefighter, other seasonal fire positions

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) —The Deschutes National Forest of the USDA Forest Service said Monday it is now hiring for several seasonal positions, including wildland firefighters and smokejumpers "We are ...
Devdiscourse

Battling the Blaze: Forest Fire Containment in Uttarakhand's Nanda Devi Region

Efforts to control a forest fire in Uttarakhand's Nanda Devi Wildlife Forest Division have intensified, with aerial surveys ...