"This is going to be an expensive fire year."
Source: Joe Stam, chief of fire and aviation at
the Alaska Division of Forestry, in Sunday's Fairbanks News-Miner.
Hit with one of the worst early fire seasons in recent memory,
Alaska has so far spent $14 million on crews, aerial tankers and
fire retardant, hoping to make a dent in fires burning across
several portions of the state.
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