With peak wildfire season just around the corner, residents of California and the broader U.S. West are bracing not just for the blazes, but also for ongoing cuts to the federal programs that have ...

California authorities say the sweeping DOGE staffing cuts at the U.S. Forest Service will mean fewer prescribed burns leading into this year's wildfire season. Here's why that scares them.

From New Jersey to the California coast, wildfires are becoming more common and destructive amid increasing droughts and a ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum today joined President Donald ...

U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told Congress on Thursday that he doesn’t know how many wildfire-certified ...

With fire season already underway in many western states, President Donald Trump on Thursday directed federal agencies to ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered government officials to consolidate wildland firefighting into a single program, despite warnings from former federal officials that ...

Significant Increase to DOI’s Fiscal 2026 Budget Request further Prioritizes Preparedness and Rapid Response BELGRADE, Mont., ...

Thousands of U.S. Forest Service workers across the country were fired or left their jobs as part of the federal downsizing.

USDA, DOI brief President Trump on Operational Readiness Ahead of Wildfire and Hurricane Season Source: USDA (Washington, D.C.,) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and U.S. Secretary of ...