From the Wichita Eagle: Oklahoma: How Kansas can protect itself better from wildfires

Firefighters from across Kansas and Oklahoma battle a major wildfire near Protection, Kan., in early March.“The coordination of wildland fires is woefully lacking because of a serious lack of resources,” said state representative John Carmichael, D-Wichita. “This is all endemic: When you starve the beast of government, when you eliminate income taxes, you put the state in a financial crisis, public safety included.”

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