Weekly Wildfire Update: Spring Fire Season is Here. Busy Day in Colorado, Oklahoma Rips, and New Mexico Sees New Starts. New Bill Introduced to Limit Wildfire Funds. What We Know.

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Full Operational Update
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Colorado see a busy week of wildfire.
New Mexico pops a 300-acre fire.
A new Bill was introduced to limit the number of funds available to the Forest Service for wildfire management. We provide details.
Secretary of DOI told to “do more with less.”
Plus, much more.

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