Utah Firefighting Costs This Year a Record $110M
Utah State Forester Brian Cottam says the state’s wildfire season appears to be over and that it is adding up to be Utah’s most expensive ever.
KSL-TV reported that Cottam told the Utah Executive Appropriations Committee that firefighting costs this year will total $1150 million. That total includes $35 million for the state and $75 million for the federal government.
Cottam said nearly 500,000 acres burned this year. That’s up significantly from the annual average of 135,000 acres in the past seven years.
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