The nearly monthlong government shutdown has delayed contracts for firefighting equipment, halted hiring for seasonal firefighters and stopped planned burns to manage forests in wildfire-prone states such as California and Oregon.
The delays could make the 2019 wildfire season more challenging, as they could mean missing a window of opportunity to perform work to prevent damaging wildfires.
The winter is a crucial time for federal agencies—the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs—to work with private companies and organizations ...
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