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Bill would create wildfire mitigation and resiliency standards work group to align DNR and insurance practices
Summary
The Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Committee heard Substitute House Bill 1539, which would establish a wildfire mitigation and resiliency standards work group to align DNR standards with national models, study community mitigation practices and improve insurance consumer transparency.
The Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Committee heard Substitute House Bill 1539, which would form a wildfire mitigation and resiliency standards work group to study how the state can align Department of Natural Resources mitigation standards with national, science‑based standards and improve transparency for insurance consumers.
Representative Christine Reeves, prime sponsor and chair of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, told senators the bill is intended to be proactive: "The goal of this is really about being proactive in the state of Washington to prevent what we have seen happen in other states," Reeves said, referring to insurance markets in other Western states leaving areas with high wildfire risk.
Committee staff described the proposed work group’s membership to include the…
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