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County adds Firewise grant to budget

WORLAND – Washakie County Commissioners held a public budget hearing Tuesday to amend the annual budget to include a $259,000 Firewise grant, obtained by the county.

A federal program to aid county fire wardens with wildland fire mitigation, the grant also provides educational resources for homeowners in other than urban areas, easily threatened by wildland fires.

County Commissioner Aaron Anderso...