If the mechanical treatment of hazardous fuels is less expensive ultimately both monetarily and really environmentally, then paying for the suppression of these large catastrophic fires, why would we not want to use a portion of the FLAME fund to accomplish the work?
Murkowski questions the rationale for not using FLAME funds for hazardous fuels treatment.
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