Fighting wildfires like they’re weather disasters: WA senator’s bill a nod to NOAA’s expertise.
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A fire in 2020 burns near Sumner and Bonney Lake (Photo: KOMO News)
https://nwnewsradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Wildfire-Bill-Cantwell-ch-w2.mp3Senator Maria Cantwell’s Fire Ready Nation Act notes that National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration satellites already spot and track wildfires. Her bill would establish and fund a “fire weather services” program within NOAA. Click play to hear Corwin Haeck’s report.
