‘We’re near a breaking point:’ firefighters say US government is failing them amid intense wildfire season

“Accidents have been through the roof,” one firefighter said, adding that widespread fatigue has set in after being on near-nonstop fire assignments since April. Another firefighter, who works as part of a specialized helicopter crew, said he’s had to opt out of assignments this year because they were too high-risk or ill-advised.

It should be treated as a war.