The Trump administration upended how we fight wildfires. Then came the West’s worst fire season in years.
The Trump administration reorganized how the federal government fights wildfires by combining crews from different Interior Department agencies into a new Wildland Fire Service. This reorganization happened as the country experienced a particularly dangerous fire season in the West.
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The Trump administration upended how the West fights wildfires. California is bracing too
The Trump admin upended how we fight fire. Then came West's worst fire season in years.
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