Bureau of Indian Affairs

The Trump administration is reviving a discredited policy of quickly extinguishing all wildfires, following the deaths of three U.S. government firefighters in a Colorado wildfire. A new federal fire service was created without congressional approval by consolidating personnel from four Interior Department agencies, causing confusion among firefighters. Critics argue the 'full suppression' approach contradicts long-standing practices of using controlled burns to reduce wildfire risks.

Three U.S. government firefighters died in a Colorado wildfire as the Trump administration revived a policy to rapidly suppress all fires, creating a new federal fire service by consolidating personnel from four Interior Department agencies. Critics argue the 'full suppression' approach contradicts long-standing strategies that used controlled burns to mitigate wildfire risks.

The Trump administration has revived a discredited policy of quickly extinguishing all wildfires, highlighted by the deaths of three U.S. government firefighters in a Colorado wildfire. The new federal Wildland Fire Service, created without congressional approval, consolidates personnel from four Interior Department agencies, causing operational confusion. Critics argue the 'full suppression' approach contradicts long-standing strategies of using controlled burns to mitigate risks from climate-driven blazes.

The FBI has launched Operation Not Forgotten, a joint initiative with the Bureau of Indian Affairs targeting crimes against Tribal women and children. FBI personnel are being deployed on 30-day rotations to Bureau field offices in regions that include Tribal lands to address these cases.