KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA | Washington lawmakers review 'no man's land' fires
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Associated Press - November 24, 2009 11:35 AM ET
SUNNYSIDE, Wash. (AP) - A half-dozen state lawmakers attended a meeting at Sunnyside where about 100 people discussed the response to the Dry Creek wildfire last August that burned 77 square miles.
Lawmakers wanted to hear Monday about fires in "no man's land" - outside fire districts.
State Rep. Bruce Chandler of Granger told The Yakima Herald-Republic he plans to introduce legislation to allow - or perhaps require - firefighters to fight fires wherever they can. He calls it a "duty to serve" law.
Pasco Fire Chief Bob Gear says residents in "no man's land" should form their own tax-supported district, contract with a fire agency or join a neighboring district by annexation.
Information from: Yakima Herald-Republic, http://www.yakima-herald.com
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