Yosemite's only locksmith just got fired, raising public safety fears

Yosemite Locksmith: 'The People Who Fired Me Don't Know What I Do'

The Trump administration fired more than 1,000 National Park Service employees who were still in their probationary period last week—including the man with the keys to Yosemite National Park. In an Instagram post this week, Nate Vince, the park's only locksmith, said he was 48 weeks into his...

Yosemite's only locksmith just got fired, raising public safety fears

National Park Service employees were hit with yet another federal firing spree by the Trump administration on Friday, this time impacting about 1,000 employees.

Trump job cuts could throw national parks and forests into 'staffing chaos'

The only locksmith at Yosemite National Park in California, the sole EMT ranger at neighboring Devils Postpile National Monument, an experienced sled dog musher in Alaska’s Denali National Park.

How the Trump and DOGE cuts could ruin National Parks this summer

Before he lost his job in a mass firing by the Trump administration last Friday, Nate Vince was the only locksmith for the hundreds of buildings and millions of visitors at Yosemite National Park. “Imagine a city-size place with one locksmith to all those people,” Vince says. “When there’s a car accident and an emergency medical person can’t get into a vehicle, or can’t get into their supplies they need, they would call me.” Now, with the neares…

The only locksmith got fired: Trump's cuts bring chaos to national parks

At Yosemite National Park, the only locksmith on staff was fired. He was the sole employee with the keys and knowledge needed to rescue visitors from locked restrooms.

For its management, maintenance and attention to visitors Yosemite has just over a thousand employees.