Timothy Ingalsbee

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.

La muerte de tres bomberos en un incendio forestal en Colorado ha centrado la atención en la creación por parte del gobierno de Donald Trump de un nuevo servicio federal de incendios y en la reactivación de una política de 'supresión total' de incendios, criticada por su enfoque contrario a prácticas anteriores que permitían quemados controlados. La consolidación de personal en el servicio ha causado confusión sobre roles, mientras que las empresas privadas de aviación contra incendios benefician del enfoque de extinción rápida.

The Trump administration revived a discredited wildfire suppression policy amid three firefighter deaths in Colorado. A new federal fire service, created without congressional approval, consolidated personnel from four Interior Department agencies, causing operational confusion. Critics argue the 'full suppression' approach contradicts long-standing ecological fire management practices.

The Trump administration has revived a discredited policy of quickly extinguishing all wildfires, leading to 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 and emphasizes 'full suppression' of fires, a shift from prior ecological management approaches.