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New federal wildfire plan is ambitious – but the Forest Service needs more money and people to fight the growing risks

  • Written by Ryan E. Tompkins, Cooperative Extension Forester and Natural Resources Advisor, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
New federal wildfire plan is ambitious – but the Forest Service needs more money and people to fight the growing risksForest thinning and prescribed burns leave less fuel to burn.Escaflowne via Getty Images

People living in the western U.S. have been concerned about wildfires for a long time, but the past two years have left many of them fearful and questioning whether any solutions to the fire crisis truly exist.

The Dixie Fire in the Sierra Nevada burned nearly 1...

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