1.0Northwest Public Broadcastinghttps://www.staging.nwpb.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="d6Xn1pe0hC"><a href="https://www.staging.nwpb.org/2024/10/04/a-new-wa-law-aims-to-get-air-support-on-fires-more-quickly/">A new WA law aims to get air support on fires more quickly</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.staging.nwpb.org/2024/10/04/a-new-wa-law-aims-to-get-air-support-on-fires-more-quickly/embed/#?secret=d6Xn1pe0hC" width="600" height="338" title="“A new WA law aims to get air support on fires more quickly” — Northwest Public Broadcasting" data-secret="d6Xn1pe0hC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.staging.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Photos_20240719_BucketDrop_000435.jpg12301200In the past, if a local fire department needed to use air support from the state, crews had to go through multiple agencies before resources would be deployed. But with legislation that passed unanimously last session, they can now call the resources directly. The legislation — House Bill 1498 — was called a success by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Crews kept most of the state’s fires under 10 acres with initial attack success from air support, according to the department.