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

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday that potentially over 100 federal Alaska jobs were cut and called the approach ...

A freeze on the hiring and onboarding of thousands of federal firefighters could have deadly consequences as the national ...

I am Eric Antrim, a proud member and the elected Recording Secretary for National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) Local 251. The Forest Service Alaska Region has nearly 500 bargaining unit ...

The season had ended in Alaska, and he was down in Montana parachuting on a fire in Kootenai National Forest. First-year rookies, selected from applicants who’ve typically had at least five ...

"I thought it would be cool if a piece fell off, thinking it would be one-twentieth of what actually fell off." ...

A fire in Meadow Lakes, Alaska, claimed the life of 80-year-old Mary Vanwaveren. Efforts to enter the home were thwarted by ...

The layoffs come one day after the deadline for the Trump administration’s “Fork in the Road” program, which encouraged employees to resign but stay on the government payroll through September. It’s ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (Áakʼw Ḵwáan Territory)— A broad coalition of Alaska Native Tribes, commercial fishers, small tourism businesses, conservation groups and other forest advocates are seeking to defend ...