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Congress Approves Fire Funds

by chris |

The Senate voted Friday to approve $314 million in emergency firefighting spending.

The emergency spending package, which passed on an 85-7 vote, includes $289 million for the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to fight wildfires this summer.

It would also provide $25 million to remove dead, insect-infested trees or excess growth in Wildland Urban Interface areas.