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Archive Home > 2005 > April > 03 > Warm Springs loses firefighters

Warm Springs loses firefighters

Despite high wildfire risk, reservation will be down to 50 firefighters this season because of federal budget cuts

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
April 3, 2005

Federal budget cuts mean the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation will have fewer firefighters this year, while land agencies have predicted an increased risk of fire in Central Oregon.

The Warm Springs Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) will have 50 on-the-ground....

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