Adding pressure, the Trump administration has told firefighting agencies to pursue a “full suppression” strategy, meaning agencies are expected to try to snuff out every wildfire by default rather than allowing some to burn when communities aren’t at risk.Los Padres Interagency Hotshot Crew members construct a direct fire line on the southwest portion of the Cottonwood Fire above Birch Lake in Utah on Friday.Mike McMillan / U.S. Forest Service - Fishlake National ForestJuly 2, 2026, 4:12 PM EDTWildfire season is just beginning in the West, but firefighting resources are already strained following a windstorm last week that sent flames racing through Great Basin states mired in drought. Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
Stretched resources and low morale as firefighters face an already blazing wildfire season
Adding pressure, the Trump administration has told firefighting agencies to pursue a “full suppression” strategy, meaning agencies are expected to try to snuff out every wildfire by default rather than allowing some to burn when communities aren’t at risk.
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