Screenshot of an article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com Federal funding cuts/firings to critical agencies has so many consequences. Wildfires Food borne illnesses Military USAID trump’s impetuous nature, impatience, and inability to plan, is getting people killed.

Screenshot of an article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “Federal job cuts making wildfires harder to fight”. Subtitle: “The Trump administration pushed out thousands of veteran US Forest Service staff members. An ‘extraordinary’ fire season is testing those who remain”. Author Scott Dance for the NYT. A photo at right shows a plane dumping red fire retardant on the Widemouth 2 fire in Millard County. Photo is courtesy of Rick Egan for the SLT. Article discusses the consequences of cutting staff at a time when wildfire season ramps up.