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Arizona forester describes growth in staff, inmate crews and mitigation acres
Summary
Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management Director Tom Torres told Wyoming legislators Arizona has rapidly expanded staff and mitigation work, using inmate crews and a mix of contracted and federal aviation resources to fight and reduce wildfire risk.
Tom Torres, director of the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, told the Wyoming committee Arizona manages wildfire across complex ownerships and has expanded staff and mitigation capacity through state investment, inmate crews and contracts.
Torres said the state forester’s office has grown from 88 employees in 2020 to an authorized ~286 positions — roughly 260 currently on the payroll — after several years…
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