Federal firefighting change-ups and this summer’s forecast are a bad mix, advocates say

As Utah and other western states prepare for what could be a busy wildfire season, advocates are raising alarm.
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Contributor: The Forest Service is too important to be a political pawn

Some proposed changes, including to firefighting functions, have been criticized as seemingly intended to dismantle this ...
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Forest firefighters to go on strike over labour issues

Forest firefighters staffing the Forestry Department will be staging a strike on May 25 and 26 to protest the violation of their work description. Trade unions SEK, PEO and Deok said on Wednesday this ...
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Forest Service reverses decades-long ban, allows wildfire firefighters to use N95 masks

U.S. Forest Service firefighter Alan Gudino, right, shields his face while battling the Madre fire in San Luis Obispo County in July. (Noah Berger / Associated Press) The U.S. Forest Service has ...
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U.S. Forestry Firefighter Hit by Vehicle near Jackson County, MS, Fire

An 83-year-old is facing a felony charge after striking a firefighter with his vehicle and driving down a road that was closed by a forest fire, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department.
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Deschutes National Forest says it’s now hiring for wildland firefighter, other seasonal fire positions

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) —The Deschutes National Forest of the USDA Forest Service said Monday it is now hiring for several seasonal positions, including wildland firefighters and smokejumpers "We are ...