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Friday, September 22, 2017
As Wildfires Get Worse, USDA Says Firefighters Need More Funding
In a year which has seen wildfire suppression costs pass the $2 billion mark, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is enlisting state foresters' help to lobby Congress to pass legislation that would pay for wildfires like other natural disasters, not steal money from fire prevention to pay suppression costs.
As Wildfires Get Worse, USDA Says Firefighters Need More Funding
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