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Archive Home > 2004 > July > 16 > Private fire crews' ability questioned

Private fire crews' ability questioned

States increasingly depend on contractors to supply firefighters

By Brandon Glenn / The Bulletin
July 16, 2004

WASHINGTON - The Oregon Department of Forestry's practice of hiring private contractors to combat forest fires has nearly tripled in recent years as government downsizing and the decline of the timber industry have thinned the ranks of federal and state firefighters.

But there are concerns about....

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