PHOENIX (AZFamily) — As the firefight continues in Southern California, the images of destruction are a sobering reminder of what could happen in Arizona.
As part of her executive budget proposal, Governor Katie Hobbs is proposing a significant increase in the state’s wildland firefighter pay and a one-time payment for fire suppression.
“Over the last five or six years, even longer, we’ve seen our fire season start going year-round,” said Tiffany Davila, the AZ Department of Forestry and Fire Management Public Affairs Officer…