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As wildland firefighter pay raises near ‘finish line,’ advocates say mass firings make the moment bittersweet
Wildland firefighters have been pushing for permanent pay raises for years. A stopgap funding measure approved by the U.S.
Wildland Fire Deparment trains new members
It’s no secret that Southern Colorado is prone to wildfires, and the Wildland Fire Department’s firefighters don’t take a ...
High Country News8d
The Trump administration is trying to fire the ‘backbone’ of wildland firefighting
Successfully fighting a wildfire requires more than people digging line or cutting fire breaks with chainsaws. It also ...
Wildfire Today8d
Mass firings strain US wildland firefighters
The Trump Administration fired over 2,000 Forest Service employees. Their job loss will strain an already burdened ...
Grist7d
‘It’s all been scrapped’: Bootcamps for women in wildland firefighting canceled after DEI cuts
Varney, who has also worked as a wildland firefighter ... “Having diverse people within agencies operating on the fire line, acting as agency administrators, acting as liaisons with the ...
Smoke from wildland-urban interface fires deadlier than remote wildfires, study finds
The smoke from fires that blaze through the wildland-urban interface (WUI) has far greater health impacts than smoke from ...
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‘It’s All Been Scrapped’: Women in Wildland Firefighting Bootcamps Canceled After DEI Cuts
Varney, who has also worked as a wildland firefighter ... “Having diverse people within agencies operating on the fire line, acting as agency administrators, acting as liaisons with the ...