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Perdue Details Response to Recent Wildfires
USAgNet - 08/22/2017

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue Monday outlined the U.S. Forest Service's assets and responses to a recent outbreak of extreme wildfires over large parts of the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies. The fires, affecting forests and grasslands, are burning across Western Montana, Idaho, Northern California, Oregon, and Washington.

"Our courageous USFS firefighters do an outstanding job and are able to catch 98 percent of all fires before they become large fires," Perdue said. "To help them, we will make sure firefighters have all the necessary tools at their disposal in order to save lives, property, and our forests. We will also work hand-in-hand with our federal partners, particularly the Department of Interior, during this aggressive fire season."

Many different types of equipment and firefighting resources are available to fire managers.

Wildland firefighting is a partnership among federal agencies, state agencies, and local fire departments, with the U.S. Forest Service taking on an important leadership and coordination role.


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