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Archive Home > 2004 > June > 06 > Forest fire money lost for local use

Forest fire money lost for local use

Funds have been transferred to fight fires in other areas

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
June 6, 2004

WASHINGTON - Faulty budget projections and funding shortfalls for fire-fighting programs by the U.S. Forest Service have cost the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests $7.3 million dollars over the last two years - money that was transferred out of local budgets to pay for fire suppression....

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