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Lawmakers question costs for firefighter bunkhouses, urge modular and shared designs
Summary
The subcommittee examined requests to construct seasonal bunkhouses for wildland firefighters after bids came in far above agency construction budgets. Legislators urged the agencies to explore standardized modular designs, centralized shared kitchens and leasing models to lower costs.
The subcommittee discussed capital requests for seasonal bunkhouses intended to house wildland and incident personnel near staging areas. Architecture and agency witnesses said initial bids for simple dormitory buildings and site work repeatedly exceeded the agencies’ construction budgets.
Why it matters: Firefighting housing is intended to support recruitment and on‑site capacity during fire season, but legislators asked…
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