Governor John Hickenlooper says he鈥檚 entered into 鈥榠nitial talks鈥� with other western governors about sharing a regional aerial firefighting fleet.
The governor emphasized the idea for a regional aerial firefighting fleet is 鈥榩reliminary,鈥� and was discussed during the meeting in Utah last week.
Colorado lawmakers passed a bill this year for a , but there were no funds budgeted to support it.
Hickenlooper also urged residents across the state to be aware of fire danger going into the Fourth of July holiday, and to check with their local governments to know what burning restrictions are in place. Unlike last year, there is .
With several large wildfires already destroying hundreds of homes this fire season, the Governor also stressed that homeowners who live in the work to expand mitigation efforts around their property.
