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Utah's Wildfire Crisis Deepens | Boise News
Utah’s wildfire costs are skyrocketing—already $33 million this year, on track to smash last year’s record—with brutal heat, drought, and wind making fires fiercer and closer to homes. A perfect storm fueled by record-low snowpack and warm winters has left forests primed to burn, even as officials sounded alarms back in March when fires erupted in snowy Uinta Mountains. Governor Cox’s $120 million wildfire fund is stretched thin, forcing the state to tap other reserves while federal aid covers most—but not all—costs. FEMA recently approved funding for the deadly Rocky Canyon Fire, which…
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