How the federal funding and hiring freezes are leaving communities vulnerable to wildfire

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By Mark Olalde, ProPublicaFeb 17, 2025, 9:00 am68 pts
This story was originally published by ProPublica. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to shrink the federal government, launched as the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires burned across Los Angeles, have left the country’s wildland firefighting force unprepared for the rapidly approaching wildfire…

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