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ANR seeks $105,000 to cover wildfire response overtime after dry season
Summary
Officials told the House Appropriations Committee that a $105,000 BAA request covers overtime and response costs from an unusually active summer—84 fires statewide (about 66 acres burned)—including one Williston incident that prompted a U.S. Forest Service helicopter deployment the agency said cost about $18,000.
The Agency of Natural Resources told the House Appropriations Committee on Jan. 13 it is seeking a $105,000 Budget Adjustment Act appropriation to cover overtime and other costs from the recent wildland fire season.
Julie Moore, the agency secretary, said drought-driven fire danger required the agency’s wildland fire team to be on call…
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