Feds running out of wildfire money

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The U.S. Forest Service is diverting $600 million from other areas to fill the gap. | AP Photo

By ASSOCIATED PRESS | 8/21/13 7:37 PM EDT

Running out of money to fight wildfires at the peak of the season, the U.S. Forest Service is diverting $600 million from timber, recreation and other areas to fill the gap.

The nation’s top wildfire-fighting agency was down to $50 million after spending $967 million so far this year, Forest Service spokesman Larry Chambers said Wednesday in an email.