Smokescreen from the Forest Service?

Washington Times ^ | Monday, June 24, 2002 | Michelle Malkin

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Terry Barton, a U.S. Forest Service worker, was charged last week with intentionally setting the largest wildfire in Colorado history. It is a black mark on the beleaguered federal agency.

But it's not the blackest mark.

Last summer, four young firefighters died at the Thirtymile Fire in Washington state's Okanogan National Forest: Tom Craven, Karen FitzPatrick, Jessica Johnson and Devin Weaver. Mr. Craven, 30, was a father of two and an eight-year veteran with the Naches Ranger District. Miss FitzPatrick, 18, was a newly minted high school grad and had been with the Forest Service for three weeks. Miss Johnson, 19, was a college student who developed a passion for firefighting in high school. Mr. Weaver, 21, was an electrical engineering student who had completed firefighter training six weeks earlier.

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Monday, June 24, 2002

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Michelle tells it like it is. And if you've ever seen her on FoxNews from time to time, she's as hot as some of these forest fire flames. Michelle rules!