Washington Post, 8/30/02, A5:

President Bush asked Congress yesterday to come up with $825 million in emergency funds to help the nation recover from one of its worst fire seasons.

The request came two weeks after Bush, citing the need for spending restraint, blocked $5.1 billion in emergency funds…. Among the money held up was $50 million in disaster assistance for fires and $150 million to help the nation’s fire departments.