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EPISODE · Aug 13, 2026 · 14 MIN

ProPublica investigation raises questions about wildfire aircraft oversight

from Idaho Matters · host Boise State Public Radio

While Sen. Tim Sheehy pushed to end Forest Service inspections of firefighting aircraft, an inspector found a potentially dangerous crack in a plane operated by the company Sheehy founded.

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