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Tom Tidwell, Chief, U.S. Forest Service

Forest Service researchers expect 2015 to continue the trend of above average fire activity. That\'s according to testimony Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell rec...

Federal News Network Staff

May 19, 2015 9:00 am

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Forest Service researchers expect 2015 to continue the trend of above average fire activity. That’s according to testimony Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell recently delivered to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. That forecast means the Forest Service’s costs could exceed one billion dollars. Chief Tidwell joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to explain how his service is preparing for a long, hot summer.