Trump Fired Hundreds of Workers who Help Fight Wildfires

Monday, April 07, 2025

President Donald Trump's executive orders shrinking the federal workforce make a notable exception for public safety staff, including those who fight wildland fires. But ongoing cuts, funding freezes and hiring pauses have weakened the nation's already strained firefighting force by hitting support staff who play crucial roles in preventing and battling blazes.

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NEW: Trump said government cuts wouldn't affect public safety. But staffing changes at the Forest Service have weakened an already strained firefighting force by hitting support staff who play crucial roles in preventing and battling blazes.

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-- ProPublica (@propublica.org) April 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM

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Gonna be a hell of a year.

#1 | Posted by shoeless at 2025-04-07 12:44 PM | Reply

I'm fully expecting the power grid to collapse in the summer heat.

Fires will help the collapse be even more catastrophic.

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-07 12:49 PM | Reply

"they can find another job"

Joe Biden

January 20, 2021

#3 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-04-07 01:19 PM | Reply

The giant faucet will take care of the fires.

~ the brain dead------------- ~

#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-04-07 01:31 PM | Reply

The man is flat out insane! Here in Florida Desatanis wnts to replace immigrant workers with children. "Hey kids, education is overrated now go pick those crops!" Maybe they can fight fires too!

#5 | Posted by danni at 2025-04-07 05:09 PM | Reply

So, that's a really broad definition of "people who help fight fires". Based on this article, a janitor who picks up trash in a park can be considered "someone who helps fight fires". Fearmongering over something that impacts hundreds of people in a land of 330+ million means you are worried about rare exceptions. So why don't you have ANY worry over the exceptions of illegal immigrants who rape and/or kill Americans? Why do you choose to ignore those people but care so deeply about some park rangers who were just bloat in the system?

#6 | Posted by humtake at 2025-04-08 03:42 PM | Reply

"Based on this article, a janitor who picks up trash in a park can be considered "someone who helps fight fires"."

Congratulations on your fire fighting job!

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-08 03:47 PM | Reply

"Based on this article, a janitor who picks up trash in a park can be considered "someone who helps fight fires"."

Congratulations on your fire fighting job!

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-08 03:47 PM | Reply