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Courtesy of Rachel Brozovich/Oregon State Fire Marshal's OfficeBudget woes, combined with cuts to the federal wildfire-fighting workforce and President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff and sovereignty threats against Canada, have made it more difficult for state officials to plan for the upcoming wildfire season. -
Courtesy of Grant County Emergency ManagementHouse Bill 3940 is a mash of options proposed by a wildfire funding work group that looked into the challenges of paying to mitigate, suppress and fight fires.
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Oregon and Washington leaders are using the start of the region鈥檚 wildfire season to once again ask Congress for more money for prescribed burns. -
Three proposals to boost wildfire funding this session have died though one bill, to protect wildfire survivor settlements, is on its way to Gov. Kotek.
