wildfire suppression costs News

The state is months away from wildfire season, but Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz has proposed a plan to strengthen the ways that Washington can prevent and respond to wildfires. Franz released the 10-year plan last week as part of …

Federal prosecutors say they have collected $270,000 as part of a legal settlement with an Idaho company over costs of battling a wildfire in 2010. U.S. Attorney Wendy Olson says the sum paid by Sunroc Construction Co. helps defray the …