US EditionAfter Staff Cuts, Forest Service Asks Workers to 'Come Back' to Help Fight Wildfires
- Tropical Storm Helene damaged roughly 190,000 acres of U.S. Forest Service land in North Carolina, representing 20% of the managed acreage in the state, according to Appalachian District Ranger Jennifer Barnhart.
- Recovery from Helene's impact is expected to take over 10 years, involving timber salvage sales, Barnhart stated.
- The U.S. Forest Service announced the termination of about 2,000 non-firefighting employees, impacting its ability to manage wildfires according to Steve Gutierrez.
- Union representatives warn that these cuts severely weaken the U.S. Forest Service, potentially leading to larger wildfires and increased community risk, as expressed by Gutierrez.
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Helena Independent Record
After staff cuts, Forest Service asks workers to 'come back' to help fight wildfires
The U.S. Forest Service has a new message for the roughly 1,400 employees it pressured to retire early despite their qualifications to help fight wildfires: Please come back.
‘No full time rangers’: Payette and Sawtooth National Forests see trash piling; continue to adjust to federal cuts
Idaho's Forest Service faces closures and limited operations amid federal cuts, affecting the Payette and Sawtooth National Forests with reduced staff.
Denver Post
Sky Hi NewsUS Forest Service chief asks wildfire employees who took voluntary resignation to ‘come back’
After the Trump Administration gave federal employees the option to voluntarily resign, the U.S. Forest Service -- via Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz -- is asking those who resigned to return to work for the wildfire season.
Aspen Times
US Forest Service Chief asks wildfire employees who took voluntary resignation to ‘come back’
Just months after the Trump Administration gave federal employees the option to voluntarily resign, the U.S. Forest Service is asking those who resigned to return to work for the wildfire season. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz said in a video posted to the Department of Agriculture website on Thursday that employees who took the Trump Administration’s deferred resignation offer should be encouraged to “come back” for the wildfire season. Schul…
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