US Agency to Pay for 11,000 Miles of Fuel Breaks in 6 States

File photo shows firefighters control the Tollgate Canyon fire as it burns near Wanship, Utah. The Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to fund 11,000 miles of strategic fuel breaks in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada and Utah in an effort to help control wildfires, on Feb. 15, 2020. Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP

PORTLAND, Ore.—The Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to fund 11,000 miles of strategic fuel breaks in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada and Utah in an effort to help control wildfires.

The fuel breaks are intended to prop up fire mitigation efforts and help protect firefighters, communities and natural resources, The Oregonian reported Saturday.