Weekly Wildfire Update: Ops Update. The East Coast Gets Slammed, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Kansas Declare Emergencies. A Caterer Crisis. Forest Service Chooses Caterers by the Cheapest, Not Closest.

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Weekly Wildfire Update: Ops Update. The East Coast Gets Slammed, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Kansas Declare Emergencies. A Caterer Crisis. Forest Service Chooses Caterers by the Cheapest, Not Closest.

This incentivizes caterers to cut costs and become lower quality.

The Hotshot Wake Up

Apr 15, 2023

On Today’s Show:

Full operational update
Multiple States declare Statewide emergencies for wildfires.
From Wisconsin to Rhode Island, wildfires rip.
When ordering a food unit, the Forest Service prioritizes the cheapest, not the closest.
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This may incentivize caterers to cut costs and quality.
Government Accountability Office audits wildfire agencies. Finds major policy and financial issues.
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