Tagged: Station Fire
Congressional Panel Investigates Station Fire Response
A Congressional panel is currently looking into the U.S. Forest Service's initial response to last summer's Station Fire. The fire was sparked by an arsonist on the evening of August 26, 2009 in the forest that spans the San Gabriel Mountains. It burned for a month, charring over 160,000 acres, killing 2, and destroying 89 [...]
Learn more...GAO to investigate Station Fire
The federal General Accountability Office will launch an investigation into last August's Station Fire and the U.S Forest Services' Response to it. A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers, including Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer requested the investigation by the GAO. The U.S Forest Services has been criticized for their response to what became the [...]
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