An explosive wildfire season drives firefighting costs to record levels

State and federal firefighting costs soared to record levels this year as wildfires scorched more than 9.5 million acres across the country, continuing a trend that is playing havoc with the U.S. Forest Service budget.The agency spent $2.4 billion battling wildfires in federal fiscal year 2017,...

Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - December 28, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Bettina Boxall Source Type: news