Interior department moves to consolidate its firefighters into one agency. With no dedicated funding for the new U.S. Wildland Fire Service, how are those in land management reacting?

“It’s all been kind of a black box operation,” said Timothy Ingalsbee, the executive director of Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology, a nonprofit based in Eugene, Oregon. “There’s almost no information coming out.”

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Firefighters wore gear containing “forever chemicals.” The Forest Service knew and stayed silent for years.

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Trump’s new Wildland Fire Service is failing to ignite. Wildfires are a growing threat. Do we need a new federal agency to help?