US EditionForest Service cuts exacerbate wildfire threats in Colorado, fire officials say: “We’re decreasing our ability to respond.”
- Wildfire risks in Colorado's Roaring Fork Valley are heightened according to simulations by Roaring Fork Fire Rescue and the U.S. Forest Service, which predicted a fire could threaten Snowmass Village within 12 hours if ignited in summer conditions.
- The Roaring Fork Valley Wildfire Collaborative is working on fire-mitigation projects, including prescribed burns and creating fire breaks in high-risk areas to reduce threats to communities.
- Angie Davlyn highlights that $2.42 million has been raised for wildfire mitigation, but federal funding is decreasing, affecting future projects.
- Staffing cuts at the U.S. Forest Service hinder community safety and economic resilience against wildfires, as fire officials warn that funding cuts affect response capabilities and project funding for prevention efforts.
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Wildfire protection weakens as federal job cuts push privatization
The U.S. Forest Service has lost thousands of employees in a mass layoff, raising concerns that wildfire response will shift to private contractors with fewer obligations to protect public lands.Lois Parshley reports for The Lever.In short:The White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)...
Fighting fire with collaboration - Aspen Journalism
Imagine a truck dragging a chain or a cigarette tossed from a car’s window along Highway 133, outside Carbondale toward Redstone. If that spark lands in dry, roadside vegetation in typical summer conditions — low humidity, westerly winds and high afternoon temperatures — it could ignite a fire with the potential to spread from the highway to threaten the town of Snowmass Village within 12 hours. That’s according to a wildfire simulation done …
When a Wildfire Comes for Your Home, Will DOGE Stop It?
On February 14, Adin Kloetzel lost his job as a trails forestry technician at the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in southwest Montana, where he hauled supplies into remote areas by mule, cut trails, and supported firefighting efforts. Like many of 3,400 Forest Service employees abruptly fired by the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Kloetzel landed a permanent job […]
Forest Service cuts exacerbate wildfire threats in Colorado, fire officials say: “We’re decreasing our ability to respond.”
Mass firings at the U.S. Forest Service and a hiring freeze's seasonal impact mean Colorado could be less prepared for wildfires in mountain counties this summer, state leaders said.
Trumps cuts to Forest Service will harm our ‘backyard’
HeraldNet.com HeraldNet.com - Everett and Snohomish County news from The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington I’m urging the people of Snohomish County to contact your local representatives and ask them to defend United States Forest Service land and demand a return to normal staffing levels. Trumps cuts to Forest Service will harm our ‘backyard’ Wire Service
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