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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 24 > $200M boost for fires may mean other services keep their funds, too

$200M boost for fires may mean other services keep their funds, too

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
May 24, 2009

WASHINGTON — A $200 million boost to the U.S. Forest Service firefighting budget was tucked into a war spending bill that passed the U.S. Senate on Thursday.

With that extra money, the agency now may be able to fully fund firefighting costs this year without drawing money from other....

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