Spiraling wildfire fighting costs are largely beyond the Forest Service's control
- Written by Cassandra Moseley, Associate Vice President for Research and Research Professor , University of Oregon
Fighting wildfires with air tankers, like this one dropping fire retardant on the Willow Fire in California on September 2, 2015, is expensive and not always effective.USFS, CC BYJust six months after the devastating Thomas Fire – the largest blaze in California’s history – was fully contained, the 2018 fire season is well under...
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