Communities call for proactive wildfire funding

Concerned about increasing risks to communities from wildfires, editorial boards across the state are
calling for a more robust force to respond quickly and aggressively to wildfires.
Many have called on the state to fully fund the Washington State Department of Natural Resources
$4,455,000 funding request to increase firefighting capability to maintain Washingtons forests for
current and future generations, and to protect trust revenue and public safety. Below is a partial list of
headlines calling for better wildfire funding:

Additional dollars for fighting wildfires

being withheld
As wildfire season begins, lands
commissioner hopes for money
Legislature firefighting budget drying up
despite drought
Preventive measures can reduce size
of wildfires
Warning of early fire season in Northwest
sparks concern
Wildfires Burn Budgets: Prevention, forest
management must be priorities as blazes
grow bigger, costlier
Invest to reduce wildfire risks
Climate change may add billions to wildfire
costs, study says

CONTACT: Jon Noski | 360-902-1015 | Jon.Noski@dnr.wa.gov

Washington State Department of Natural Resources | 1111 Washington St. SE | PO Box 47001 | Olympia, WA 98504-7001
May 19, 2015