Trump, Freeze and Wildfire

Trump’s Hiring Freeze Throws Wildfire Fighters Into Disarray
The federal firefighting force is facing uncertainty with fire season just around the corner and the Los Angeles fires barely in the rearview mirror.
National parks can be dangerous. So Trump made a hiring freeze loophole.
The hiring freeze exemption comes after congressional Democrats and conservation groups warned that national parks could be short-staffed this summer.
Trump funding freeze could make fighting Nevada wildfires harder, Rosen warns
Reno Fire Chief David Cochran says a funding freeze on federal seasonal firefighters would mean weakened response capabilities.
Trump’s federal hiring freeze could have a ‘disastrous’ impact on national parks in summer
Washington state’s three national parks rely on seasonal workers in the summer when there are hundreds of thousands of visitors.
Trump hiring freeze halts onboarding of federal firefighters
President Trump’s hiring freeze is affecting 18,000 federal firefighters from reporting to work, including coming to Southern California.
Senators: Trump hiring freeze means wildland firefighting jobs are going unfilled
Wildland firefighters around the country say they've had job offers rescinded or frozen in the wake of President Donald Trump's federal hiring freeze.
Greater Yellowstone firefighters may avoid Trump hiring freeze. Rangers' futures are uncertain
Some employees in the National Park Service and other federal agencies who manage public lands in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem may be exempt from the Trump administration’s hiring
Oregon senators join letter urging Trump admin exempt firefighters from hiring freeze
In an email to KATU News on Wednesday, the Office of Personnel Management said seasonal firefighters are exempt from the hiring freeze.
Oregon senators call for federal firefighters to be exempt from hiring freeze
Oregon could have far fewer firefighters ready to battle blazes on federal lands next fire season — and may do less advance work aimed at mitigating the risk of large
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Pingree calls for lifting National Park Service hiring freeze
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree is calling on the federal government to lift a hiring freeze which is preventing the National ...
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Lawmakers warn hiring freeze could thwart cyber workforce efforts
A former White House official who led cyber and tech recruiting efforts said the hiring freeze "will set us back months if not years." ...
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City of New Bedford Puts 45-Day Hiring Freeze into Effect
The Mitchell Administration announced today that the City of New Bedford is putting a hiring freeze into effect in what it is calling a 'belt-tightening' move.
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Interns Impacted by Hiring Freeze Left ‘In Limbo’
Thousands of students, some of whom received job offers last October, have lost federal internships, threatening their graduation plans and future careers.
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Dominican public payroll swells despite hiring freeze
Taxpayer money will never be enough as the government bureaucracy continues to grow in leaps and bounds, reports the Center for Sustainable Economic Strategies (CREES).
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GW Law students lose job offers, internships to federal hiring freeze
Federal agencies rescinded job offers and canceled summer internships, impacting more than 20 GW Law students, law school officials said.