Firefighter Hiring Stalls at Federal Agencies

Trump’s federal hiring freeze halts onboarding of federal firefighting crews ahead of wildfire season
The federal hiring freeze implemented by President Donald Trump has affected the hiring of a crucial group of federal workers: firefighters.
Sen. Schiff urges Trump admin to exclude firefighters from federal hiring freeze
Calif., asked that federal seasonal firefighters be exempt from President Donald Trump's executive order implementing a federal hiring freeze.
Firefighter Hiring Stalls at Federal Agencies After Trump’s Freeze
Job offers have been rescinded and start dates pushed back just as firefighting staffing for the summer wildfire season was beginning, a union said.
Trump freeze puts wildfire hiring in limbo
The administration's hiring and policy moves are creating new turmoil for already short-staffed federal firefighting crews.
Sen. Adam Schiff calls for federal firefighters to be exempt from hiring freeze
Calif., on Friday called on several U.S. agencies to exempt seasonal wildland firefighters from the ongoing federal hiring freeze, as concerns about federal readiness for future blazes have intensified.
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President Trump signed an executive order last month enacting a hiring freeze for federal employees. The memorandum is set to expire in 90 days for every department and agency besides the Internal
Trump’s federal hiring freeze could have a ‘disastrous’ impact on national parks in summer
Washington state is home to three national parks that rely on seasonal workers in the summer when there are hundreds of thousands of visitors.
Trump's freeze stalls federal firefighter hiring
The Trump administration’s federal hiring freeze has stopped the onboarding of thousands of seasonal federal firefighters as the next fire season approaches.
Sen. Schiff warns federal hiring freeze could impact thousands of firefighters
The U.S. Forest Services typically hires thousands of firefighters every spring, but due to a new federal hiring freeze, Senator Adam Schiff says that could change.
Federal firefighters say their jobs are threatened by hiring freeze
Federal firefighters say they're at risk of losing their jobs after President Donald Trump froze federal hiring in an executive order in January.
Cape Cod National Seashore summer services may be at risk with hiring freeze
A retired National Park Service ranger said a federal hiring freeze could affect summer visitor services at the Cape Cod ...
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Trump exempted public safety roles from his hiring freeze. Federal firefighters, prison guards and food inspectors wonder why they don’t count.
Current and former employees say public safety agencies are still freezing hiring they claim to have exempted and liken the ...
How Long Will The Federal Hiring Freeze Last? Implications For Government Employees
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How federal hiring freeze could get 'scary' for Great Smoky Mountains National Park
President Trump's hiring freeze forced national parks to rescind more than 2,000 seasonal and permanent positions.
Judge extends freeze on Trump's unprecedented plan to get millions of federal workers to resign
U.S. District Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. said the pause would continue until he rules on a preliminary injunction in the ...
Jersey Shore lab is in peril because of Trump freeze on $5M, Congressman says
Specifically, the inability to hire and the at least temporary loss of $5 million from the Inflation Reduction Act threaten ...
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Trump ordered a hiring freeze. Did it include air traffic controllers as Rep. Jasmine Crockett said?
Based on Trump’s hiring freeze order, the Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget said in a memo that "positions related to immigration enforcement, national security, ...
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