I’m hearing that the USFS has laid off huge numbers of firefighters, including veterans, and won’t be allowed to hire their usual seasonal firefighting force this year.

Edit: ProPublica now has a detailed article

  • AlligatorBlizzard
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    6 days ago

    Nah, Florida does too. But at one point in time they were good about prescribed burns. Nothing stinks quite like a swamp fire.