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New report warns against fire spending, escalating costs in the WUI

A new report from Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology, "Getting Burned: A Taxpayer's Guide to Wildfire Suppression Costs," (PDF)  argues that the presence of private property or human structures in the vicinity of wildfires is a major factor affecting the rise in suppression costs.

5:02 pm August 19, 2010 | | RSS 2.0 |
August 19, 2010