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Thanks To Budget Cuts, The Forest Service Is Out Of Money To Fight Wildfires
By Katie Valentine on August 23, 2013 at 3:51 pm
Thanks To Budget Cuts, The Forest Service Is Out Of Money To Fight Wildfires | ThinkProgress
By Katie Valentine on August 23, 2013 at 3:51 pm
.The U.S. Forest Service has nearly depleted its budget for fighting wildfires at the peak of wildfire season, a development which has forced the agency to divert $600 million in funds from timber and other areas to continue fighting fires.
As of Wednesday, the agency was down to $50 million after spending $967 million this year on fighting wildfires. So far in 2013, 33,000 wildfires have burned in the Western U.S., spanning 5,300 square miles and destroying 960 homes and 30 commercial buildings
Thanks To Budget Cuts, The Forest Service Is Out Of Money To Fight Wildfires | ThinkProgress