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Agencies’ firefighting money is burning up as fast as the West’s forests – The Register-Guard
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Agencies’ firefighting money is burning up as fast as the West’s forests
The Register-Guard One measure of the frenzy: The U.S. Forest Service has a budget this year of $1.89 billion for firefighting, said Jennifer Jones, spokeswoman at the Boise-based National Interagency Fire Center. So far it has spent about $1.75 billion, leaving just … Wind, steep terrain make for treacherous firefighting in Columbia River Gorge FEMA authorizes federal funds for firefighting efforts in Columbia River Gorge Eagle Creek Fire: Federal Firefighting Funds Secured; Fire 7 Percent Contained |
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