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Legislation Allows More Immediate Wildfire Penalties

Robyne

Governor Walker signed a bill in Fairbanks Friday that changes the way penalties for causing wildfires can be imposed. As KUAC’s Robyne reports, House Bill 355 gives Forestry officials the power to impose simple fines and bail on people who start fires, instead of an expensive and lengthy criminal court process.