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‘Significant’ spring wildfire risk in southeast US, driven by hurricane damage and drought
Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina all have significant wildfire potential March through June, the NIFC said. Hurricanes ...
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Wildland firefighter pay boost approved by Congress after years of anxiety
Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown Friday night. They also finally approved the Payment Protection Act.
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Trump’s EPA may change obscure rule in attempt to increase prescribed burns
The Trump Administration's EPA is trying to increased prescribed burning on wildfire-prone land. It's unclear whether they ...
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USDA hires back all 6,000 fired workers from past month, including public land employees
The United States Department of Agriculture on Tuesday announced each of the 6,000 probationary employees it had terminated since Feb. 13 now has their job back, the department said in a press ...
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How the Eaton Fire destroyed a delicate truce over Altadena’s future
The challenge of post-fire recovery is one faced by communities around the world. Terms like “build back better” and “managed ...
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Mass firings strain US wildland firefighters
The Trump Administration fired over 2,000 Forest Service employees. Their job loss will strain an already burdened ...
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Boreal forests’ wildfire recovery significantly stunted from high-intense flames and post-fire logging, study finds
A forest in Sweden was severely burned by an intense wildfire more than four years ago. It still hasn't recovered, thanks in ...
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Cuts to wildland firefighter force – how have you been affected?
It’s been over a month since President Donald Trump began his nationwide federal hiring freeze and job-cut effort. Since then, the impact on the nation’s wildland firefighting force remains ...