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      "summary": "Wildfires can destroy homes and force thousands to evacuate. As of September 15, 2015, approximately 46,000 wildfires have burned 8.8 million acres, surpassing the 6.6 million acres burned on average from 2000 to 2014. More than 5.1 million of the acres burned to date this year have been in Alaska; Washington, Oregon, and California are also on track to have record years in terms of acreage burned in 2015. The federal government has programs to assist state and local efforts to control the fires and evacuate those at risk. Federal programs also exist to assist in recovery efforts after the fires are out. Grants for postfire recovery are available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), following a presidential major disaster declaration. Site rehabilitation and restoration are funded for federal lands through wildfire funding and other land management appropriations. For state and private lands, federal assistance is provided through the Forest Service\u2019s state and volunteer fire assistance programs, and through the Department of Agriculture\u2019s (USDA\u2019s) land rehabilitation and disaster assistance programs. Preventing a recurrence of catastrophic wildfires is impossible, but research has shown that fuel reduction in certain ecosystems can reduce the extent and severity of wildfires and that home protection efforts can protect homes even while wildfires are burning.",
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