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  • The Elko County Fire Protection District responds to a wildfire. Firefighters walk alongside a vehicle driving away from the camera through dry shrubland. Small flames dot the landscape, and thick gray smoke obscures the landscape to the left of the firefighters. The firefighters use hoses attached to the vehicle to spray water onto the flames.

    Interior Announces $20M to Strengthen Local Wildfire Response

    The Department of the Interior today announced that up to $20 million is available to strengthen local governments’ wildfire response capacity, a key priority for President Donald J. Trump. The Slip-on Tanker Pilot Program equips small, remote emergency response agencies with practical, deployable tools that strengthen preparedness and protect lives, property and infrastructure.

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The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural heritage; provides scientific and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsibilities or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and affiliated Island Communities.

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