Americans own forestland at high risk of wildfire. Protecting it is a daunting task.

In the drought-parched West, 10 million families who own hundreds of millions of acres, nearly 40% of U.S. forestland, need federal help to perform vegetation management to reduce the severity of wildfires.

Millions of Americans own forestland at high risk of wildfire. Protecting it is a daunting task.

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