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fight the severe Western wildfires of 2000, taxpayers spent more
than $1 billion and 27,000 firefighters put their lives on the line.
But too much of this labor and money was wasted because Congress
and the Forest Service failed to carry out many reforms promised
after the wildfires of 1994. From the Ashes calls
on the new Administration and the 107th Congress to act in their
first 100 days to finally follow through on long-promised reforms.
These will save money, protect homes and natural resources, and
reduce unecessary risks to firefighters.
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