Trump’s Swift Federal Park Service Layoffs Felt Across Idaho

The United States Forest Service has been reduced substantially in the past couple of weeks following President Donald Trump's move that terminated a large number of park rangers, firefighters, and other service personnel nationwide. Some are also viewing Trump's decision as impulsive, and a move that has opened the floodgates in many states regarding the protection of U.S. national parks and firefighting efforts now less than 16 weeks from the start of the fire season.

Many in high-ranking positions affected by the layoffs view the new job vacancies as having the capability to create nationwide disorder by leaving the country's parks open to vandalism and other forms of damage by individuals who will be able to run a muck with no one to police their actions.

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President Trump's sweeping job cuts in the U.S. Forest Service have cost approximately 1,000 jobs, according to abcnews.com. Many in high-ranking positions affected by the layoffs view the new job vacancies as having the capability to create nationwide disorder by leaving the country's parks open to vandalism and other forms of damage by individuals who will be able to run a muck with no one to police their actions. There are expected to be over 100 million visitors to the nation's more than 60 national parks this summer, according to the-independant.com.

There are a remaining estimated 19,000 park service employees in the country who managed to retain employment, according to nps.org data, which means employees will have to cover wider spaces and those who assisted on fire lines will be noticeably absent for the upcoming fire season. The National Park Service was created in 1916 while under the control of President Woodrow Wilson.