Federal budget cuts to Forest Service cited as driver of staffing crisis
3 Sep 19 · 4d ago · 3 posts · 2 sources · development 3 of 3
CBS News reports that experienced firefighters and officials from local, state and federal agencies attribute the resource shortage partly to last year's cuts to the U.S. Forest Service under the Department of Government Efficiency, which employs many of the nation's wildland firefighters who specialize in wildfire response.
Cody Turcotte Firefighter (17 years experience)U.S. Forest Service Federal agencyDepartment of Government Efficiency Federal agency
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Firefighters struggle with staffing, equipment shortages amid record wildfire season: "We're running thin"
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# Wildfires # Firefighters # USFS # CAPol # WAPol # ORPol # USPol From CBS News.com: Firefighters struggle with staffing, equipment shortages amid record wildfire season: "We're running thin" FYI @ ai6yr @ bud_t @ uccawx @ ingalls @ firefly @ mappingsupport https://www. cbsnews.com/news/firefighters- staffing-equipment-shortages-wildfire-season/
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