Taxpayers could foot $100 million jet fuel bill for wildfires as prices spike

Taxpayers may face a wildfire season with a soaring price tag, as aviation fuel costs, sharply higher since the outbreak of the war with Iran, threaten to push expenses to $100 million or more. Although the federal government leads suppression efforts on major fires, the roughly 500 aircraft used each year are overwhelmingly operated by […]
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Washington Examiner
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