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Firefighting money burns up as fast as Western 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 … Agencies’ Firefighting Money Burning Up As Fast As The West’s Forests Chetco Bar Fire, Eagle Creek Fire: Firefighting efforts continue with fall weather in the distance Wind, steep terrain make for treacherous firefighting in Columbia River Gorge |
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