For a lot of counties in Texas, the last few weeks of March are also the end of a winter season filled with days of extreme fire danger. Many counties who have thousands of fire-blackened acres are probably still counting up the costs of fighting widespread wildfires in their rural areas.
Even officials in counties unaffected by wildfires are probably asking themselves if they are ready to handle the costs of providing the increasingly sophisticated equipment necessary to better protect lives and property in their jurisdictions.
The 80th Legislature provided some counties with an extra financial tool to help them deal with the rising costs of fighting fires and fire prevention services. It’s called a County Assistance District (CAD). Our editor, Julie Anderson, has a story on these districts later in this magazine, but I wanted to add my two cents
Texas County Progress
The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
