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The Trump administration upended how we fight wildfires. Then came the West’s worst fire season in years

Headline from Casper Star-Tribune

Four firefighters, two helicopter pilots and a contractor bulldozing a fireline have died in Colorado, Utah and Oregon this year.

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8 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Colorado Sun

    The Trump administration upended how we fight wildfires. Then came the West’s worst fire season in years. (opens The Colorado Sun)

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    The Colorado Sun's feed description

    The changes come as decades of extinguishing wildfires and climate change-induced drought have left Western forests full of dry fuels.

  2. Nevada Independent

    The Trump admin upended how we fight fire. Then came West's worst fire season in years. (opens Nevada Independent)

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    Nevada Independent's feed description

    Fast-moving fires have burned millions of acres and destroyed hundreds of homes and buildings in the West, including hundreds of thousands of acres in Nevada. The Indy partnered with five other nonprofit newsrooms in the West to show how on-the-ground changes made by the Trump administration have af…

  3. CalMatters

    The Trump administration upended how the West fights wildfires. California is bracing too (opens CalMatters)

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    CalMatters's feed description

    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.

  4. Casper Star-Tribune

    The Trump administration upended how we fight wildfires. Then came the West’s worst fire season in years (opens Casper Star-Tribune)

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    Casper Star-Tribune's feed description

    Four firefighters, two helicopter pilots and a contractor bulldozing a fireline have died in Colorado, Utah and Oregon this year.

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