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Mike Simpson: “When you say we put out 98 percent of the fires that start on Forest Service lands, is that being too successful?”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
When you say we put out 98 percent of the fires that start on Forest Service lands, is that being too successful?
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Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Simpson questions if extinguishing most fires is counterproductive.

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