Exclusive: Michael Boren, who oversees the U.S. Forest Service, asked agency staff last month to escalate the amount of aircraft at a seven-acre fire that had started near his mega-ranch in Idaho.

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• The Washington Post left

  Exclusive: Michael Boren, who oversees the U.S. Forest Service, asked agency staff last month to escalate the amount of aircraft at a seven-acre fire that had started near his mega-ranch in Idaho.
• Washington Post Data Team

  Boren pushed for more aircraft to fight the fire even though “it was easily accessible by ground,” an official said. A Post analysis found at least some of the aircraft were diverted from fires elsewhere in the state. @abtran.bsky.social & Brianna Sacks www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
• The New York Times left

  The Trump administration’s cuts to U.S. Forest Service staff has made it harder for officials to deploy and manage firefighters effectively this year, veteran firefighters and union officials said. An extraordinary fire season is testing those who are left. nyti.ms/4gynV72
• The Guardian left

  Michael Boren requested more aircraft for 7-acre Cabin Creek fire, some of which were diverted from other fires Michael Boren, the US undersecretary of agriculture for natural resources and environment who oversees the US Forest Service, reportedly pressed agency staff last month to deploy more aircraft to a 7-acre (2.8-hectare) fire that was burning near his Idaho ranch, according to a Washington Post report on Friday. The Cabin Creek fire in Idaho began on about 12 July as a result of an unatt