The Trump administrationβs decision to fire 3,400 workers and pause funds used for wildfire prevention comes as wildfires are growing more dangerous and frequent.
David Needham, a U.S. Forest Service ranger, monitored a prescribed burn, which is intended to clear out vegetation that could feed a wildfire, in Colorado in 2022.
The agency issued an internal memo saying it would βpauseβ a regulation directing that schools, libraries and other public facilities damaged by disasters be rebuilt safely.