The USDA has launched a 10-year strategy with the National Forest Service to confront the wildfire crisis, made possible by nearly $3-Billion dollars from the bipartisan infrastructure law.
Ag Secretary Vilsack says the new strategy will begin identifying the highest risk fire shed areas, based on community exposure. Treatments, including the use of prescribed fires and thinning to reduce hazardous “fuels”, will be used to reduce risks. He says millions of acres and many communities in the U.S.
