wildfire funding headlines
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Communities call for proactive wildfire funding.TRANSCRIPT
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Communities call for proactive wildfire funding
Concerned about increasing risks to communities from wildfires, editorial boards across the state are calling for a more robust force to respond quickly and aggressively to wildfires.
Many have called on the state to fully fund the Washington State Department of Natural Resources $4,455,000 funding request to increase firefighting capability to maintain Washingtons forests for current and future generations, and to protect trust revenue and public safety. Below is a partial list of headlines calling for better wildfire funding:
Additional dollars for fighting wildfires being withheld
As wildfire season begins, lands commissioner hopes for money
Legislature firefighting budget drying up despite drought
Preventive measures can reduce size of wildfires
Warning of early fire season in Northwest sparks concern
Wildfires Burn Budgets: Prevention, forest management must be priorities as blazes grow bigger, costlier
Invest to reduce wildfire risks
Climate change may add billions to wildfire costs, study says
CONTACT: Jon Noski | 360-902-1015 | [email protected] Washington State Department of Natural Resources | 1111 Washington St. SE | PO Box 47001 | Olympia, WA 98504-7001
May 19, 2015