Jaelith Hall-Rivera, deputy chief of state, private and tribal forestry at the Forest Service, said Washington shelled out more than $470 million in 2021 to hire state and private firefighters because of an inadequate number of federal firefighters.
Dangerously smoky skies engulf Washington lawmakers
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Forest Service told the Daily Tribune that vector control eradication treatments will be completed Thursday and that the areas will likely reopen before the weekend.
California officials warn of plague risk after reports of infected chipmunks
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