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SCIENCE AND FOREST
WILDFIRE
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The West can expect more
summers of monumental blazes because of the government's history of suppression.
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SMOKESCREEN
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The Forest Service Is Not Prioritizing
Its Activities to Protect Communities. According to the Forest Service
in FY 2002 only 39% of the acres scheduled for fire -prevention treatment
will be in areas near homes and communities. In the agency's FY 2003 plan
only 55% of the acres scheduled for treatment will be in areas near homes
and communities.
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