Timothy Smith, who was hiking with two friends whose bodies were recovered, has been missing for over a week.

Michael Boren, who oversees the U.S. Forest Service, asked for more resources to contain a seven-acre blaze last month, officials said.

Hamilton was removed from the job last year after saying the agency shouldn’t be dismantled.

Officials said losing out on the ability to do vital prevention work at a perilous time for the region hindered them from being as prepared as they could have been.

The new research found managing low-severity fires across 1 million acres a year could reduce the amount of land that burned from severe fires by about 25 percent, protection that lasts for years.