Kathryn Styer Martínez / OPB Firefighters Max Li and Owen Fortey worked in silence as they checked each other’s harnesses and flight gear, using hand taps and the thumbs up gesture to move through a ...
After a slew of firings and deferred resignations last winter, the loss of federal workers left holes throughout the Northwest. “When we get to peak fire season, it’s kind of an all-hands-on-deck call ...
In announcing one of the largest reorganizations in the 120-year history of the U.S. Forest Service, the Trump administration declared that there would be “no interruption or change” to the agency’s ...