Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: ‘We’re near a breaking point:’ firefighters say US government is failing them amid intense wildfire season
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Source: theguardian.com
<p>US grapples with federal firefighter shortage as crews say they’re spread thin and lack resources during unrelenting year of fire</p><p>Firefighters battling enormous wildfires in the United States say the federal government is failing them at a time when supercharged blazes have made their jobs exponentially more dangerous.</p><p>While the US continues to grapple with a critical shortage of federal firefighters – with especially large gaps in essential management positions – the Trump administration has increased pressure on firefighting forces to rapidly and aggressively contain the flames.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/wildfires-government-firefighter-shortage" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>
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