Committee approves bill creating wildfire mitigation authority funded by redirected insurance premium taxes The committee approved House Bill 2292 as amended to create the Wildfire Mitigation and Risk Reduction Authority under DFFM, cap administrative expenses at 8%, and prioritize single- and multi-family dwellings; testimony described a planned annual diversion of $20,000,000 from insurance premium tax revenues to fund grants and mitigation.

Arizona is taking a bold step to combat wildfires with a new bill that could redirect $20 million from insurance taxes to protect homes and stabilize costs.

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5/19 #GreerFire
Info - shelters,
meetings, updates
Apache County, AZ
ACRES 20,425
CONTAINMENT STATUS 38%
#Arizona #arizonawildfire #AZ #Fires ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE MANAGEMENT
APACHE-SITGREAVES NATIONAL FORESTS
MONDAY MAY 19th, 6:00PM
Round Valley High School Auditorium

DFFM officials call for increased wildfire funding amid growing mitigation efforts DFFM emphasizes need for more wildfire funding as employee capacity and expenditures grow.

Arizona officials are sounding the alarm for increased wildfire funding as the costs of prevention and response skyrocket amid a growing crisis.

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Even though the subject is disheartening it sure is quite beautiful in it's own way. Also this was taken years ago so everything is fine and has been taken care of👌🏽✨️

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#nature
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#BeSafeOutThere