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Federal Cuts Mean Fewer Resources for Texas Firefighters

Though Texas is at lower risk for wildfires this summer than in previous years, firefighters will likely have to make do with less as the state's forest service begins to feel the effects of this year's federal sequester cuts.

By Mose Buchele, KUT News
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The pines on the south side of Texas Hwy 21 erupt in flames and smoke during the wildfires on September 6, 2011.
Credit: Bob Daemmrich

Though Texas is at lower risk for wildfires this summer than in previous years, firefighters will likely have to make do with less as the state's forest service begins to feel the effects of this year's federal sequester cuts. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.

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