H.C.R.
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON UTAH WILDFIRES
House Committee
Amendments
Amendment 1 February 7, 2013 11:05 AM
Representative Joel K. Briscoe
proposes the following amendments:
1. Page
2, Lines 49 through 57
:
49
WHEREAS, 88% of wildfire starts were extinguished by local
{
fire departments
}
resources
before
50
they reached catastrophic size;
51
WHEREAS, unfortunately, two aerial firefighters were killed when the air tanker they
52
were flying in crashed near the White Rock Fire, three volunteer firefighters were seriously
53
injured during the initial attack phase of the Clay Springs Fire, and one resident was killed in
54
the Wood Hollow fire after refusing to evacuate;
55
WHEREAS, costs to the state for fire suppression have been estimated at $16 million;
56
WHEREAS, Utah
{
received
}
applied for and received approval for
five Fire Management
Assistance Grants through the
57
Federal Emergency Management Agency;
2. Page
3, Lines 75 through 76
:
75
WHEREAS, the division also completed
{
project
}
hazard fuel mitigation
work on more than
40 properties as a
76
direct result of this grant funding;
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