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Declining Resources Make Wildfire Prevention Difficult
2013-07-02 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Republic: The Yarnell Hill Fires deadly sweep through a central Arizona community exposed a weak spot in the Wests preparedness. The 19 who died fighting the fire Sunday were part of a well-trained national army of federal, tribal, state and local firefighters who have stamped out countless wildfires over the past century. But as fuel for blazes has built up in ever-thickening forests and brambles across the region, spending to fortify communities with firebreaks has not kept pace and is now declining...
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