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Skagit County proclaims May as Wildfire Awareness Month; agencies urge preparedness
Summary
Skagit County commissioners proclaimed May 2025 as Wildfire Awareness Month and heard from conservation, emergency management and fire officials about local risks, preparedness programs and how wildfire can increase flood risk after burn scars.
The Skagit County Board of Commissioners on April 29 voted 3‑0 to proclaim May 2025 as Wildfire Awareness Month and received comments from local wildfire resilience and emergency management officials urging residents to prepare and sign up for alerts.
Robert Walters, the community wildfire resilience specialist with the Skagit Conservation District, thanked commissioners for the proclamation and described outreach and assessment work…
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