Posted: Monday, 19 November 2012 6:11AM
Bill Coming In For 2012 Central Washington Firefighting Effort
YAKIMA, Wash. (Metro) -- The bill for fighting the record wave of wildfires in Central Washington this past summer is coming in.
According to a "Yakima Herald Republic" article reprinted in "The Seattle Times," the total looks like $67 million.
About half of that will go to wages and benefits for firefighters.
Fortunately for the state, the federal government sometimes shares firefighting costs.
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