The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #71889 Message #1243797
Posted By: Ebbie
10-Aug-04 - 01:08 AM
Thread Name: 2004 Fire Season in the U.S. and Canada
Subject: RE: 2004 Fire Season in the U.S. and Canada
Alaska has had/is having a fairly bad fire season. We've had an official 4.5 million acres burn off so far. The danger has abated at this point, due to higher humidity, but the real fire season hasn't yet begun, I understand.
They say the fire fighting budget is $14 million but they have used up most of it already, because we've had to hire so many firefighters from other states. (Thanks, Rapaire!)