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Federal wildfire preparedness moves to level 5

Federal officials have moved the national wildfire preparedness level to a five on a one-to-five scale. That means crews and equipment may be harder to come by for new or growing wildfires.

KNAU’s Chris Clements reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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