Utah State Forester Brian Cottam says the state’s wildfire season appears to be over and that it is adding up to be Utah’s most expensive ever.
KSL-TV reported that Cottam told the Utah Executive Appropriations Committee that firefighting costs this year will total $1150 million. That total includes $35 million for the state and $75 million for the federal government.
Cottam said nearly 500,000 acres burned this year. That’s up significantly from the annual average of 135,000 acres in the past seven years.
The committee met this week in Duquesne (doo-KAYN’) order to tour areas impacted by a wildfire that accounted for most of the 87 homes destroyed by wildfires this year.
Topics Wildfire
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Albertsons Reaches $774 Million Opioid Accord, Records Loss 
Viewpoint: Japan’s $550B Bet on America鈥擶hat it Means for the US Insurance Market 
Toilet Paper Warehouse in California Destroyed by Fire; Employee Arrested 
Florida Mobile Home Insurance Market Still Struggling With Premiums, Coverage 
