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National Wildland Fire Strategy

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Wildland fires grab our attention and headlines easily. 

They seem to get bigger and more numerous every year. 

But away from the headlines, work has quietly been underway to develop a broad strategy for approaching fires and their causes. 

The National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy ordered by Congress five years ago was recently released. 

We hear details of the strategy and its implementation.

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.