Wildfires aren’t just burning Utah land; they’re burning budgets

USDA Forest Service Massive wildfires aren't just burning through lands, they're burning through accounts to help fight them. “It’s been an expensive year. It’s early August. There's still a lot of wildfire season left this year so it’s going to be an expensive year,” said Jamie Barnes, the Utah State Forester and head of Utah's Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands, which primarily responds to wildfires in the state.