US EditionHow Trump's mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workers
- Thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees were terminated, reducing resources for wildfire prevention and response, and increasing the risk of wildfires in the American West, according to fired workers and officials.
- Secretary Brooke Rollins stated the firings were made for efficiency, supporting the directive from President Donald Trump to eliminate about 2,000 probationary employees.
- Melanie Mattox Green expressed that staffing cuts jeopardize fire-prevention efforts, especially in areas where towns border forest lands, increasing the risk to local communities.
- The Washington State Department of Natural Resources reported that the layoffs forced contingency plans to address a 'degraded federal force' for the upcoming fire season.
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