Candidate's Wild Fire Claims Backlash | Seattle News

A congressional candidate’s inflammatory claims that the Colville Tribes profit from wildfires by cashing in on FEMA payouts have sparked outrage, especially as a massive fire rages across tribal lands. The candidate’s assertion that tribes receive bonus funds for letting fires burn is factually wrong and culturally insensitive, dismissed by tribal leaders as “complete nonsense.” Tribes pay substantial taxes and bear 25% of fire recovery costs, while fires destroy sacred sites and traditional food sources. His misleading narrative, compounded by unrelated land disputes and calls to decentralize FEMA, has drawn sharp criticism for exploiting a crisis to advance a harmful stereotype. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0c62df227f027d20