Governor Doug Ducey today issued a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke requesting their support in providing reimbursements to Arizona’s local fire departments. Arizona has taken steps to ensure our local wildfire fighting community gets repaid within a timely manner for costs incurred responding to federal fire incidents. In 2016, Arizona created a $10 million fund from which the state can quickly repay local cooperators and then request reimbursement from the federal government. And, through improved stakeholder outreach and internal process, the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs has decreased the average reimbursement time to partner organizations from 86 to 17 days.