Trump’s spending freeze halts key California wildfire work: ‘We can’t even buy the rakes’
A key federal agency overseeing 15 million acres of public lands in California has halted some critical fire prevention work because of the massive freeze in government funding directed by President ...
Trump wants California and other states to clean up forests to stop wildfires. But his administration cut off funds
President Trump’s administration is holding up money for wildfire mitigation projects funded through legislation championed by his Democratic predecessor, threatening efforts to prevent ...
Forest Service fires 3,400 people after ‘deferred resignation’ deadline passes
The layoffs come one day after the deadline for the Trump administration’s “Fork in the Road” program, which encouraged employees to resign but stay on the government payroll through September. It’s ...
US Forest Service Fires 3,400 Workers, Park Service Cuts 1,000
(Reuters) - 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 ...
California Senator says Trump hiring freeze affecting federal wildland firefighter jobs
Wildland firefighters around the country say they've had job offers rescinded or frozen in the wake of President Donald Trump's federal hiring freeze.
California’s Problem Now Isn’t Fire—It’s Rain
Torrential rain is expected this week in Los Angeles, which risks producing flash flooding and landslides in areas stripped ...
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‘It’s a tool, it’s an ally’: Why an Indigenous-led burning group wants to change California’s relationship to fire
The Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance, or TERA, is a Lake County-based group dedicated to changing attitudes around intentional ...
California wildfires: What we know about L.A.-area fires, what caused them, who is affected and more
Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared ...
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Two men caught on security camera stealing fire equipment from the U.S. Forest Service in Southern California
The men got out of their car and forced open three locked compartments in the U.S. Forest Service vehicle ... Their Jeep had a California license plate beginning with the number 6, tan seats ...