‘Uncharted territory’ as wildfire fighting adapts to pandemic
Federal and state officials are scrambling to develop plans to fight the West’s wildfires during a pandemic, before a fire season forecast to be worse than normal flares up next month. One thing is clear: The coronavirus will put a “hard stop” to the traditional way federal agencies attack wildfires, with large groups in close quarters, said Kerry Greene, public information officer for the U.S. Forest Service’s firefighting efforts.