Land use planning must address "wildfire plain"

[Wilderness Sportsman]

http://www.newwest.net/index.php/city/article/land_use_planning_must_address_wildfire_plain/C396/L396/


"The majority of property that is potentially at risk from fires lies on private land, therefore the responsibility for protecting homes and communities lies with county and state officials. County commissioners and state legislators who refuse to bite the bullet and enact land use zoning are directly responsible for the increased tax burden on all citizens who wind up footing the bill for all fire protection costs as well as potentially putting fire fighters are risk. It is time that we limit sprawl and its associated costs, and prevent a lot of unwise home construction in fire plains. "