RBC | It is the height of fire season in the American West, with temperatures at triple-digits across the Great Basin and lightning-ladened monsoons sweeping the arid landscape. Thus, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and interagency, state and local allies are fighting wildfires to protect natural resources, neighbors, and livelihoods.
The Trump administration fast-tracked hiring during the Pandemic to put nearly 3,000 BLM firefighters on the line fighting blazes as early…