The Trump administration upended how the West fights wildfires. California is bracing too
Four firefighters, two helicopter pilots and a contractor bulldozing a fireline have died in Colorado, Utah and Oregon this year.
Four firefighters, two helicopter pilots and a contractor bulldozing a fireline have died in Colorado, Utah and Oregon this year. Fast-moving fires have burned millions of acres and destroyed hundreds of homes and buildings in the West.
California, which is having an unusually quiet fire summer, has deployed engines and crews to fight fires raging […]
Original reporting: CalMatters.
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