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Trump Administration Undermining the Forest Service’s Firefighting Efforts: Bobic: “Are you worried about this upcoming fire season
Wildland Fire Service will consolidate all Interior Department firefighting efforts as a lacking winter and ongoing drought promises … conditions turn the American West into a tinderbox, firefighters and fire policy experts argue a unified super agency
Interior Department has begun merging its firefighting operations New Mexico’s senators want Interior Secretary Doug Burgum … letter. No wildfire operations are being disrupted, firefighters remain in place and incident command structures are unchanged, according
French confirmed,“You bet.” On Insufficient Pay for Firefighters Heinrich followed, “Do we pay our firefighters enough?” French … position from an administration, but as a past firefighter myself...” French stated,“...When I look at what
from land stewardship. The Trump Administration has restructured firefighting efforts in the DOI without transparency and the necessary … authorize the transfer of U.S. Forest Service firefighting functions to the Department of the Interior. Any such transfer
signed into law by President Trump , including: Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act – boosts resources for aerial wildfire suppression
Mont.) introduced the Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act, a bill to provide free annual National … Recreational Lands Passes to law enforcement officers and firefighters, including wildland firefighters. The bill ensures those who ensure
wrote. A report from the nonprofit Grassroots Wildland Firefighters released in October found that the Forest Service
Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. This award, one of the most competitive … federal firefighter grants, will strengthen emergency medical response capacity across southern New Mexico. The funding will allow
sites. PFAS from industrial processes and products like firefighting foams can end up in waterways and soils. Exposure … senators wrote. The use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam at DoD facilities, and the subsequent stormwater runoff
nonstick cookware, clothing, household cleaning products and even firefighting foam. They resist breaking down and as a result … bloodstreams of 99% of Americans. PFAS-laden firefighting foam was used for years at Cannon AFB. According
many as 27% of Forest Service wildland firefighting positions remained vacant. The steep decline in hazardous fuels reduction
sites. PFAS from industrial processes and products like firefighting foams can end up in waterways and soils. Exposure … senators wrote. The use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam at DoD facilities, and the subsequent stormwater runoff
cited ananalysisof publicly available data from Grassroots Wildland Firefighters finding a 38% decrease in the removal of hazardous
concerned about a plan to combine federal firefighting teams next year in what she believes … President Donald Trump ordered the nation’s wildland firefighting forces underneath the Interior and Agriculture departments to combine
just over $3 million for fire trucks and firefighting communication equipment in San Juan County, Rio Arriba County
Arriba County to modernize and upgrade firefighting communications equipment, including radios and repeater towers, to ensure timely emergency
thinning trees to prevent wildfires and limited firefighter access. But opponents like Heinrich believe repealing the rule could
Washinton, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate
successful push to pass the bipartisan Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 , legislation to strengthen the aerial wildfire
care coverage and benefits for the families of firefighters and first responders who pass away from cancer caused … National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO), National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), National Narcotics
emergency management. During a roundtable conversation, local firefighters and EMS made it clear that communications and road maintenance
program. $500,000 for the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 244 to provide behavioral health services
Arriba County to modernize and upgrade firefighting communications equipment, including radios and repeater towers, to ensure timely emergency
carrying out their own duties and responsibilities, firefighters reportedly have been thrown into serving in administrative and janitorial … Interior responsible for fire prevention and response, forcing firefighters to wear multiple hats,”Heinrich continued.“In addition