“Even though President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order says the freeze does not apply to positions related to “public safety,” federal firefighters are not exempt, according to a person who works in hiring at the Bureau of Land Management”
“The agency “was already in the middle of hiring their summer [fire] workforce when the federal hiring freeze came down,” a federal hiring manager in Utah told NBC affiliate KSL in Salt Lake City.”
“Another BLM official involved in hiring said, “The level of stupidity and negligence here is enraging.”
“Gutierrez, the union leader, said that in addition to the hiring freeze, a buyout offer letter sent to the federal workforce also went to current federal firefighters.”
“I don’t know how this could happen,” he said. “I think it’s a slap in the face to these brave men and women who are out there contributing to the public service and saving communities, only to be on the hillside saying, ‘Hey, here’s your resignation letter — sign by this date.’”
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“The agency “was already in the middle of hiring their summer [fire] workforce when the federal hiring freeze came down,” a federal hiring manager in Utah told NBC affiliate KSL in Salt Lake City.”
“Another BLM official involved in hiring said, “The level of stupidity and negligence here is enraging.”
“Gutierrez, the union leader, said that in addition to the hiring freeze, a buyout offer letter sent to the federal workforce also went to current federal firefighters.”
“I don’t know how this could happen,” he said. “I think it’s a slap in the face to these brave men and women who are out there contributing to the public service and saving communities, only to be on the hillside saying, ‘Hey, here’s your resignation letter — sign by this date.’”
Trump's freeze stalls federal firefighter hiring
Crews helped battle the deadly Los Angeles-area wildfires, and now some worry a shortfall will weaken response capabilities as fire season approaches.
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