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applegrove

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Sun Aug 3, 2025, 02:39 PM Aug 2025

Firefighter crews had to scrounge for chainsaw fuel due to Trump cuts

The crew leader on an Oregon blaze said her team went hungry for several days, ran short of medical supplies and had to scrounge for chainsaw fuel after support staff quit the agency during two rounds of "fork in the road" buyouts.

Brad Johnson (@climatebrad.hillheat.com) 2025-07-21T14:17:28.779Z
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