National environment authorities are investing millions of dollars into fighting wildfires across Arizona.
In fact, the USDA Forest Service earmarked nearly $7 million for the cause, according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM).
The DFFM announcement from last week said the money will flow through Community Wildfire Defense Grants.
“The $7 million supports six projects, including a large-scale prevention project in Pine Lake and the Hualapais in Mohave County,” DFFM spokesperson Tiffany Davila said in a press release. Said project will take up more than half of that total sum. Authorities will use the cash to bolster a “significant fuels reduction project” for the area. However, the Pine Lake community in Mohave County is one of many groups benefitting from the Community Wildfire Defense Grants.