Is There A Better Way To Fight Massive Wildfires?

Report by Nathan Rott with Ari Shapiro on NPR’s All Things Considered, August 8, 2018

Massive wildfires in Western states are rapidly depleting funds set aside to fight fires. At the same time, many experts argue our priorities are wrong — we should be spending more on prescribed burns, and less on fighting fires in unpopulated areas.

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