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Researchers: Wildfires aren't being fought correctly

The U.S. Forest Service spent $1.7 billion fighting fires that burned a record 10.1 million acres in 2015. But researchers say they spent more than they needed to by fighting fires the wrong way. Carter Evans has more.
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