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Trump’s New Wildfire Agency Is Betting on a Risky Firefighting Strategy
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Trump’s New Wildfire Agency Is Betting on a Risky Firefighting Strategy

Gizmodo·Ellyn Lapointe·about 1 month ago
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As the U.S. wildfire season approaches, experts warn it could be one of the worst in recent memory. This will also be the first season managed by the Trump administration’s U.S. Wildland Fire Service, and the agency is pursuing a risky fire management strategy. Earlier this month, Interior Secretary Doug Bergum told senior career leaders that his department’s new wildfire agency should put out every fire that ignites on public lands, E&E News reports . Bergum established the U.S. Wildland Fire Service in January, consolidating the firefighting operations of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Land Management, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the Office of Aviation Services, and the Office of Wildland Fire under one chain of command.…

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