Olympia Update

As you read this, House Bill 1498, approved unanimously by both the House and Senate, is on its way to the governor. This is the bill I authored that would ensure our local fire departments are reimbursed by the state when they deploy aircraft for an initial attack on a fire.

It seems like common sense to get on top of a brush, grass, or timber fire when it's small, before it blows up into a catas...