Funding from the Biden administration will complement the U.S. Forest Service’s ongoing wildfire reduction strategy.
The Biden administration’s announcement Thursday, Jan. 19, that $930 million would be allocated to 10 Western states to reduce wildfire dangers was welcome news to U.S. Forest Service officials in Southern California.— the southernmost national forest in California, consisting of 460,000 acres — said it has yet to be determined how much of that $930 million will be directed to the U.S.
“It is no longer a matter of if a wildfire will threaten many Western communities in these landscapes, it is a matter of when,” Vilsack said in aThe injection of federal funding to be used for fuel reduction programs and other wildfire reduction measures will affect nearly 45 million acres across 137 of 250 high-risk fire sheds in the western U.S., the U.S. Forest Service said Thursday.
Among the communities within and around the Cleveland National Forest are Trabuco Canyon, Wildomar, Ramona and the Temescal Valley. TheJudy said wildfire safety within the forest’s three ranger districts has been a collaborative effort between forest service firefighters, surrounding communities and tribal lands adjacent the forest.
Last year, the Forest Service announced it was kicking off a strategy to prevent out-of-control fires that start on public lands from raging through communities. In anon Thursday, Vilsack acknowledged that the shortage of workers plaguing other sectors of the economy is hindering the agency’s wildfire efforts.
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Feds send $930 million to curb 'crisis' of US West wildfiresUnder a strategy now entering its second year, the U.S. Forest Service is trying to prevent out-of-control fires that start on public lands from raging through communities.
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Feds send $930 million to curb 'crisis' of US West wildfiresThe Biden administration is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by clearing trees and underbrush from national forests.
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