Trump’s federal hiring freeze halts onboarding of federal firefighting crews ahead of wildfire season
The federal hiring freeze implemented by President Donald Trump has affected the hiring of a crucial group of federal workers: firefighters.
Seasonal wildland firefighter job offers rescinded due to federal hiring freeze
With fire season basically year-round in California, seasonal wildland firefighters are a necessity, but some say their jobs have been rescinded. Jenn McCarthy has worked as a seasonal firefighter for the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management for the last five years.
Firefighter Hiring Stalls at Federal Agencies After Trump’s Freeze
Job offers have been rescinded and start dates pushed back just as firefighting staffing for the summer wildfire season was beginning, a union said.
Senators: Trump hiring freeze means wildland firefighting jobs are going unfilled
Wildland firefighters around the country say they've had job offers rescinded or frozen in the wake of President Donald Trump's federal hiring freeze.
Cortez Masto, Rosen urge Trump to exempt firefighters from federal hiring freeze
Despite a judge temporarily striking down the executive order, President Trump's federal hiring freeze remains in effect, impacting the recruitment of federal
Rosen pushing Trump to exempt seasonal firefighters from federal hiring freeze
U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen is pushing the Trump administration to exempt seasonal firefighters from a federal hiring freeze.
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 to Terminate 3,400 Workers, Union Leader Says
The US Forest Service is discharging about 3,400 employees, the agency’s union president told Bloomberg Law.
Pre-Trump hiring freeze putting strain on Forest Service
Thinner federal budgets could affect national forests in New Mexico as the U.S. Forest Service grapples with a truncated ...
Dozens of U.S. Forest Service workers in Daniel Boone National Forest facing layoffs
Trail maintenance, visitor information and other services in places like the Red River Gorge would see "immediate" impacts from layoffs, workers said.
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Cancer survivor shares US Forest Service experience, encourages others to attend hiring events
The US forest service will be holding a job fair in Fresno at the end of January. They will be hiring hundreds of new firefighters across the state. "We are seeing unprecedented fire seasons ...