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06/25/2003: "Lax fire counts singe funding"
BOULDER - The state of Colorado may be passing up hundreds of thousands of dollars and firefighting resources because officials do not keep an accurate count of the fires fought.
Large chunks of federal funding and grants aimed at preventing and fighting wildfires are awarded, in part, based on need. The more fires a state has, the more money it gets to fight them. (Denver Post)
