The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

This summer our region has been ravaged by wildfires. We’ve seen unprecedented damage—homes burned, communities evacuated, and both civilians and firefighters tragically killed. An area nearly the size of the State of Delaware has burned, and dark, smoke-filled skies across our state remind everyone of the devastation facing our region.

Until we are certain you and your neighbors are safe from these catastrophic fires, we will pay whatever it costs to fight them.

That is our policy today, and I will ensure it continues to be our policy.

Over the past two decades we have more than double...