The Board of Supervisors today approved a cost-sharing agreement between the Riverside County Fire Department, U.S. Forest Service and Orange County Fire Authority to mitigate expenses tied to the 23,526-acre Airport Fire, which was contained in October .
In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board signed off on the agreement, under which Riverside County will pick up about one-third, or $2.6 million, of the nearly $8 million in costs stemming from the roughly month-long battle to stop the brushed.
“The result of the cost apportionment process is a cost share agreement identifying the percentage of the costs of the fire for which the agencies involved will fund,” according to a county fire statement posted to the board’s agenda…