More on DNR’s 2009 fire strategy success

Thanks to King 5 News and Northwest Cable News for covering DNR’s approach to wildfire supression in 2009 that helped reduce costs and keep fire outbreaks smaller, even though we had a lot more fire outbreaks this past summer. The news story — King 5 News: Strategy changes hold down wildfires in WA — aired over the weekend.

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