Bill to prevent and fight wildfires approved by Legislature By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS, Associated Press
Published: April 22, 2021, 3:36pm
Share: In this photo released by The Eastern Area Incident Management Team, a fire burns along a road as crews continues to battle a wildfire in eastern Washington state Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018. (Eastern Area IMT via AP)
SPOKANE A bill to spend $125 million to prevent and fight wildfires in Washington sailed through the state House on Thursday and now goes to Gov. Jay Inslee for his signature.
The House voted unanimously to concur with Senate amendments made to the bipartisan legislation, which was promoted by Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz.
Bill to prevent and fight wildfires in Washington approved by Legislature
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