Bad Fire Season Running Through U.S. Firefighting Budget

DENVER (AP) — The Obama administration says wildfires have been so bad this season that the Forest Service will exhaust its firefighting budget within the next month and will again have to tap into other programs for more money.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, whose department includes the Forest Service, said Friday Congress needs to change the way it funds firefighting.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Vilsack said firefighting costs are consuming an ever-greater share of th