Dent proposes bill to promote local, regional firefighting cooperation
Smoke created a haze over western Grant County in early August of 2022 from what was known at the time as the Vantage Highway Fire, which burned more than 30,000 acres in Kittitas County. The terrain in the area, just across the Columbia River from the Wildhorse Monument, is rough and has several different owners. A new bill proposed by Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, seeks to encourage cooperation between various firefighting agencies and local residents by forming Rangeland Fire Protection Associations.
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OLYMPIA — Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, proposed a new legislation to establish a pilot project aimed at reducing the high number of wildfire incidents in Washington state. The project involves fostering collaborations between public-private partnerships, local agencies and farmers.
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