A freeze on the hiring and onboarding of thousands of federal firefighters could have deadly consequences as the national wildfire response operates at a "diminished capacity," a federal firefighting captain tells @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social: nbcnews.to/3D0rulI - ThreadSky

nbcnews.com • 3 days ago

A freeze on the hiring and onboarding of thousands of federal firefighters could have deadly consequences as the national wildfire response operates at a "diminished capacity," a federal firefighting captain tells @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social:

https://nbcnews.to/3D0rulI

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carmsblue.bsky.social•3 days ago

tRump wants to burn this country to the ground.

misschiefsunrise.bsky.social•2 days ago

https://www.buildtheresistance.org/50501

nbcnews.com•3 days ago

The federal hiring freeze ordered last month by President Trump will hinder the U.S. Forest Service's ability to "deliver the lifesaving service that Americans deserve,” said Capt. Ben McLane, who serves in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

nbcnews.com•3 days ago

Hiring federal firefighters is a lengthy process because federal background checks are required, raising concerns among McLane and other high-ranking firefighters that the federal force will be understaffed going into the 2025 fire season.

nbcnews.com•3 days ago

McLane dismissed the notion that fighting fires — and preparing to fight fires — was a part-time job.

“The only place fire season still exists is in our administrative practices,” he said.

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unsoundamerica.bsky.social•3 days ago

Great quote.

nbcnews.com•3 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/jacobsoboroff.bsky.social/post/3like63ckgs2e

be-aware.bsky.social•3 days ago

He’s a fool!!! Imagine if his property gets burned lol

cath222.bsky.social•3 days ago

Draining that swamp

kenyattayamel.bsky.social•3 days ago

Resist

steve3797.bsky.social•3 days ago

... All part of the Plan to reach diaperdon's final "Goal" ..

kenyattayamel.bsky.social•3 days ago

Resist

tresahorney.bsky.social•3 days ago

If the US thinks other countries will continue to send firefighters to help fight US fires, they may want to think again.

deborah613.bsky.social•3 days ago

He doesn't give a shit.

andyo.bsky.social•3 days ago

I hope you, also, report when MuskTrump fire him.

mmmadworlddd.bsky.social•3 days ago

Trump will just blame the state for what he caused.

jeffvazsr.bsky.social•2 days ago

People who need to be are not being reached by our posts. How do we get our opinions to folks outside our personal media silos??

donbb56.bsky.social•3 days ago

did tRump say Burn Baby Burn for this too

robhffmn.bsky.social•3 days ago

Just think of how many rakes we will be able to buy with the money we are saving laying these lazy firefighters off. Hire them back for minimum wage and give em a rake!!

spikerrr.bsky.social•2 days ago

Thanks to Trump

katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social•3 days ago

these ghouls are just waiting to burn it all down.

empressdlion.bsky.social•3 days ago

And, he just pissed off Canada, and Mexico¿ 🫠 Doofus

kennethstremsky.bsky.social•3 days ago

What k-12 schools are likely going to be like in NH, other states, and military bases because of Fascist Donald Trump and Fake Republican Party.

Hegseth cancels Black History Month celebrations across armed forces

https://www.expressnews.com/news/texas/article/hegseth-cancels-black-history-month-military-bases-20145063.php

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/hitler-youth-2

mark-darson.bsky.social•3 days ago

MAGA Make America Burn Again

margaretlarson.bsky.social•2 days ago

Remember where the wildfires happen (mostly) and you have your answer about why.

lfox01.bsky.social•2 days ago

That's disastrous as it could be. We can't expect a skimpy crew of firefighters to go out and do their job. If they don't have enough people, they can't go, it would be like sending them off to their murders.

thecalisun.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yes right before fire season. What happens when America burns to the ground. No jobs nor insurance. Yup. I already downloaded the form to work internationally.

kenyattayamel.bsky.social•3 days ago

Monsters