More than 90 United States Forest Service workers in Colorado were laid off this month due to an order passed down from the Trump Administration. The United States Department of Agriculture said that they are part of the more than 2,

Fired U.S. National Forest and National Parks employees are speaking out about the mass layoffs by the Trump administration.

The U.S. Forest Service fired 2,000 probationary workers. The agency says none were "operational firefighters," but some helped battle wildfires.

President Donald Trump’s moves to slash the federal workforce have gutted the ranks of wildland firefighters and support personnel, fire professionals warn, leaving communities to face deadly consequences when big blazes arrive this summer.

"It really is mismanagement at its worst, and it's going to have a devastating impact for states like Nevada," Sen. Cortez Masto said of Trump firings.

That work, which includes shredding of trees and vegetation, is to protect the community from wildfire as well as improve wildlife habitat. But with only a third of the project completed, those efforts are on hold,

Colorado officials are raising concern that a Trump Administration decision to fire about 3,400 U.S. Forest Service employees will have negative effects on the state’s economy and lessen wildfire protections.

The United States Forest Service (USFS) is terminating approximately 3,400 employees ... Among their many activities, USFS employees track and manage threats to forests like pests, disease and wildfire. All of these threats spread faster on a warmer ...