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Wildfires Now Cost 4% of U.S. GDP!? New Congressional Report. Bridger Aerospace Goes Global.
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Wildfires Now Cost 4% of U.S. GDP!? New Congressional Report. Bridger Aerospace Goes Global.

U.S. Scooper Company spends big to try and become a global wildfire aviation company, but at what cost?
The Hotshot Wake Up
Oct 18, 2023
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On Today’s Episode:

  • Update on Wildfire Paycheck Protection Act.

  • Contractors during a record-slow fire season. How can they survive?

  • Bridger Aerospace announces global expansion of their Scooper operations.

  • But at what cost?

  • A new Congressional report says wildfire costs will increase to 4% of total GDP.

  • The new estimates are nearing $1 Trillion annually. New costs include psychological damage to society and lost real estate values in the Wildland Urban Interface.

  • They push for more funding and spending.

  • Plus more.

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