Forest Service gets more aggressive on small fires

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2011, file photo shows an aerial view of the Pagami Creek wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northeastern Minnesota.  The U.S. Forest Service has directed supervisors on federal forest lands to temporarily abandon its policy of letting small fires keep burning in isolated areas, with rampant forest fires in the country's western half putting a strain on firefighting resources and concerns over the possibility of more fires in drought-stricken areas. (AP Photo/The Duluth News-Tribune, Clint Austin, File)The U.S. Forest Service has directed supervisors on federal forest lands to temporarily abandon its policy of letting small fires keep burning in isolated areas, with rampant forest fires in the country’s western half putting a strain on firefighting resources and concerns over the possibility of more fires in drought-stricken areas.






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