By Perry Backus
The Missoulian

MISSOULA, Mont. — Scattered out among fire camps from north Idaho to North Dakota, Pat Nooney has upward of $24 million in fire gear that he's looking to get back soon.

This year, the supply management officer at the U.S. Forest Service's Northern Rockies Interagency Support Cache in Missoula may just have to wait.

"We're not seeing the influx of equipment right now like we've seen in previous years," Nooney said. "This year's been very slow getting those returns back."

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