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The brave new world of wildland firefighting

by Mountain Journal/Montana Free Press and partners 08.24.202609.09.2026

The Trump administration upended how we fight wildfires. Then the West saw the worst fire season in years.

The Trump administration upended how we fight wildfires. Then came the West’s worst fire season in years.

By Mountain Journal, Montana Free Press08.24.202608.26.2026

Long Read, News, Politics and Government, Public Lands

Legality of Forest Service Reorganization in Question

by Robert Chaney 04.22.202604.22.2026

Where wildfire money goes

by Robert Chaney, Mountain Journal 04.08.202608.06.2026

Long Read, MoJo Special Series, News, Wildfire

Wildfire Forecast Part 3: Where Wildfire Money Goes

by Robert Chaney 04.07.202605.20.2026

Long Read, MoJo Special Series, News, Wildfire

Wildfire Forecast, Part 2: A Fractured Federal Wildland Fire Service

by Robert Chaney 03.27.202604.07.2026

Long Read, News, NEWS: In Short

From the Embers? Controversial National Wildfire Service Could Launch in January

by Robert Chaney 12.10.202512.11.2025

Shutdown smokescreen? Public lands furloughs could become layoffs.

by Robert Chaney, Mountain Journal 10.07.202510.07.2025

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