FILE PHOTO: U.S. Forest Service signage is posted outside a closed bathroom facility in the Sacramento Mountains in the Lincoln National Forest in Alto, New Mexico, U.S. June 26, 2025. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee/File Photo
(Reuters) -The U.S. Forest Service faced criticism from current and former employees who say federal workforce reductions under the Trump administration have left fire teams understaffed, as the country grapples with decade-high U.S. wildfire numbers this year.
The agency, which oversees the nation's largest wildland firefighting force, rejected those claims, saying it has sufficient resources.
