NewsJune 27, 2002
Money to fight forest fires runs low
WASHINGTON -- Government funds to fight fires is nearly tapped out, forcing agencies to borrow money from other programs to pay to fight the wildfires in the West. Because of the severity of the fires, budgets for the Forest Service and Interior Department -- the two federal agencies with firefighting responsibility -- are expected to come up $566 million short...
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- Government funds to fight fires is nearly tapped out, forcing agencies to borrow money from other programs to pay to fight the wildfires in the West.
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Because of the severity of the fires, budgets for the Forest Service and Interior Department -- the two federal agencies with firefighting responsibility -- are expected to come up $566 million short.
Both departments have the authority to move funds from other accounts to fight fires.
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