Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Washington show key strategies for effective wildfire funding

Wildfire will remain part of life in the Mountain West.

The question is whether states will continue paying primarily after disaster strikes or invest more deliberately before the next fire begins.

Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Washington are experimenting with different answers. Their experiences suggest that fiscal responsibility and wildfire resilience are not competing goals.

With predictable funding, targeted mitigation, transparent reporting and regional cooperation, they can reinforce one another. bigcountrynewsconnection.com P.O. Box 260 Clarkston, WA 99403 Phone: 509-751-0976