The U.S. Forest Service fired 2,000 probationary workers. The agency says none were "operational firefighters," but some helped battle wildfires.

On Friday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY White House Reporter Zac Anderson discusses how some of President Donald Trump's job cuts have hit Forest Service workers who help fight fires.

most of the soldiers had only a few weeks' basic training, the French military said, according to the AP. A French colonel told the outlet: "They have improved a lot. Now they are able to fight ...

But, like many Forest Service workers, she has basic training in fighting wildfires ... Many other Forest Service workers are pulled in to help fight fires, though, said Andy Vanderheuel, the ...