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... Senators Ron Wyden, Amy Klobuchar and Martin Heinrich expressed "serious concern" over reports that Boren used his federal government position in July to remove firefighting personnel and resources from active fires elsewhere to tackle a fire near his private ranch in Idaho.

"We request a full investigation into the nature and extent of Boren's involvement in response to the Cabin Creek Fire and a detailed accounting of the safeguards the agency has implemented or plans to implement to prevent political interference and conflicts of interest in wildfire response," they wrote. ...