Agencies’ wildfire strategy improves

But more progress needed, auditor tells Forest Service, Interior Department

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
September 11, 2009

WASHINGTON — Federal land agencies have finally taken steps to cut the costs of fighting wildfires, but they still need to overhaul firefighting strategy to make homes safer and keep costs under control, a government auditor concluded in a report released Wednesday.

For more than a decade, the....

Read complete article