Costly fire year greets new head of the Forest Service

Wildfires burned 10 million acres last year and have consumed 7.7 million acres so far this year, pushing firefighting costs on public lands to record levels. Forest Service chief Vicki Christiansen, who took office on Thursday after six months as interim chief, said the USDA agency would spend $2.6 billion on fire suppression “for this… » Read More

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