The federal hiring freeze implemented by President Donald Trump has affected the hiring of a crucial group of federal workers: firefighters.

Job offers have been rescinded and start dates pushed back just as firefighting staffing for the summer wildfire season was beginning, a union said.

The administration's hiring and policy moves are creating new turmoil for already short-staffed federal firefighting crews.

President Trump signed an executive order last month enacting a hiring freeze for federal employees. The memorandum is set to expire in 90 days for every department and agency besides the Internal

Washington state is home to three national parks that rely on seasonal workers in the summer when there are hundreds of thousands of visitors.

All internships at federal agencies and departments offered by the Institute of Politics’ Director’s Internship program were cancelled just days before the application deadline last week after the Trump administration announced a complete federal hiring freeze Jan.

President Donald Trump has issued a federal hiring freeze for federal civilian employees, which could affect seasonal workers at National Park Service locations.

The U.S. Forest Services typically hires thousands of firefighters every spring, but due to a new federal hiring freeze, Senator Adam Schiff says that could change.

Federal firefighters say they're at risk of losing their jobs after President Donald Trump froze federal hiring in an executive order in January.