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License to Burn: Wildfire as the Ultimate Private-Public Partnership

By Dana Tibbits January 1, 2024

Dana Tibbits

Dana Tibbitts is an author, investigative journalist, and policy advocate focused on the human and environmental risks associated with public complacency and policy failure.

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