KGAB 650AM » waldo canyon fire http://kgab.com KGAB, Your source for Cheyenne news and talk Mon, 20 May 2013 21:54:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Sen. Udall Criticizes Wildland Fire Vote http://kgab.com/sen-udall-criticizes-wildland-fire-vote/ http://kgab.com/sen-udall-criticizes-wildland-fire-vote/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:41:48 +0000 AP http://kgab.com/?p=232943 U.S. Sen. Mark Udall is criticizing his colleagues' rejection of an amendment he says would have fully funded the Forest Service's Wildland Fire Management Account ahead of next year's wildfire season.

The Colorado Democrat says the amendment to the Supplemental Appropriation for Disaster Assistance would have restored $653 million to the account, which pays for wildland fire preparedness, suppression, research and state fire assistance. The legislation was rejected Friday.

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