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State plans additional resources for wildfire season

RBC I On Friday April 22, Governor Polis, Senate President Fenberg and state fire officials at the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) announced new legislation on wildfire response. 

The new legislation would provide $15 million to add to the state’s aviation resources available for wildfire response. The funds would allow for the extension of Colorado’s current large air tanker contract, a contract for a second large air tanker, as well as two…