Trump administration’s new wildfire agency preps for fire season : NPR
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Key Points:
- Wildland firefighters across the U.S. are preparing for what could be one of the most severe fire seasons in recent history.
- The newly established U.S. Wildland Fire Service, created under the Trump administration, is coordinating efforts to enhance fire response by deploying more aircraft and crews earlier in the season.
- Some experts, like UCLA's Park Williams, advocate for increased preventative measures such as large prescribed burns to reduce the risk of catastrophic fires, rather than focusing mainly on fire suppression.
- The Wildland Fire Service is currently following a policy that emphasizes extinguishing fires quickly over conducting prescribed burns, a strategy that has drawn some criticism from wildfire specialists.
