Trump administration falls behind on wildfire prevention with risky fire season ahead
prevention work is mostly due to staff being occupied with firefighting and because environmental conditions were not right for doing prescribed burns in the Southeast. The agency [lost 16% of its workforce](https://usdaoig.oversight.gov/sites/default/files/reports/2025-12/USDA%20Staffing%20Levels%20Final%20Report%20-%20Dec%2017_508-signed.pdf)