Fighting wildfires in Washington costs an average of $153 million a year. Last year, Public Lands Commissioner Hillary Franz offered a plan to cope with some of those costs.
How did the proposal fare? Under the state budget just finalized last week, the Department of Natural Resources will receive $48.
– PUB DATE: 5/8/2019 12:00:00 AM – SOURCE: iFiberOne
Source: SEAFC National Fire News