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US forest service chief reportedly pressed staff for more support for wildfire near his ranch

Michael Boren requested more aircraft for 7-acre Cabin Creek fire, some of which were diverted from other fires Michael Boren, the US undersecretary of agriculture for natural resources and environment who oversees the US Forest Service, reportedly pressed agency staff last month to deploy more aircraft to a 7-acre (2.8-hectare) fire that was burning near his Idaho ranch, according to a Washington Post report on Friday. The Cabin Creek fire in Idaho began on about 12 July as a result of an…

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US forest service chief reportedly pressed staff for more support for wildfire near his ranch
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