It's not all Smokey Bear's fault 07/23/02 The nation is eagerly throwing thousands of firefighters and more than $10 million a day against forest fires burning over nearly 4 million acres of the West. If only it made that kind of effort at fire prevention. For years, the country has stalled around and bickered over the forest thinning and other work needed to prevent these kinds of devastating fires. And there's a chance again this summer that firefighting costs will consume money set aside for fire prevention. If that happens, Montana Gov. Judy Martz warns, the nation will "continue to...
