DENVER—Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed a bill extending funding for the Wildfire Preparedness Fund.
Rep. Roger Wilson, a Democrat from Glenwood Springs, said Wednesday the bill will help ensure firefighters have the tools and resources to protect the people and property.
The measure extends an annual $3 million transfer of funds used by the Colorado State Forest Service for wildfire preparedness activities including funding for firefighting resources, agreements, and plans.
Hickenlooper also signed a bill he says will help combat the beetle kill epidemic. The bill sets up a group of experts, including people from the forestry, energy industries and conservationists, to find ways to develop biomass as a means of mitigating the impact of dead and dying trees.
