ProPublica<p>Top Democrat on Oversight Committee Demands Trump Administration Account for Wildland Firefighter Vacancies<br>—</p><p>In June, the Forest Service told the public that it reached 99% of its hiring goal for its wildland firefighting workforce. But as of July 17, around 27% of jobs were still vacant, according to data obtained by ProPublica. <br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/forest-service-wildland-firefighters-staffing?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/forest-</span><span class="invisible">service-wildland-firefighters-staffing?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildfire</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fire</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Firefighters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefighters</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Report" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Report</span></a></p>