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Ron Wyden: “FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, recently said that wildfires change landscapes so dramatically that…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2017
FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, recently said that wildfires change landscapes so dramatically that communities affected by them are at a significantly higher risk of flooding.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden references FEMA's findings on the impact of wildfires on flooding risk.

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