"Sequestration cuts of $132 million in the Forest Service's wildland fire management budget put that budget $42 million below the average cost of just battling wildfires, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack wrote to the Senate Committee on Appropriations Feb. 5. The budget is also used to hire seasonal firefighters and conduct forest treatments to reduce wildfire danger." - The Daily Courier
Stop the nonsense, we need to support these men and women that are risking their lives to protect us!