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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Feinstein Introduces Fire Bills

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced four bills to encourage state and local governments to improve fire-prevention efforts in areas prone to wildfires, to increase federal recovery aid to victims of major disasters, and to require states to create databases to keep track of criminal arsonists. “The risk of catastrophic wildfire for California is not going away,” she said. “We are a tinder-dry state, we have extended droughts, and global warming is only making the risks greater. Wildfires are more frequent, and they burn hotter and with more intensity. So we must plan in advance to protect homes and ...

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