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September 16, 2015

Obama Allocates Additional $250 Million to Fight Uncontrollable Fires 
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The Obama administration has directed an additional $250 million toward
fighting drought-fueled wildfires in the Pacific Northwest as California
officials say the raging Valley Fire is one of the most destructive in
state history. The Valley Fire is one of three uncontrollable blazes
currently threatening more than 15,000 homes in Northern California. The
cost of fighting the blazes reached a record high this summer when the
Forest Service spent $243 million in a single week. At least one person
has died in the fires. Earlier this week, California Governor Jerry
Brown connected the fires to climate change and the state's historic
drought, saying, "This is the future."

 

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