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This bill encourages fire districts and insurance providers to voluntarily develop collaborative incentives that promote wildfire mitigation best practices for agricultural landowners. The bill specifically suggests that insurance companies could offer optional incentives to policyholders who implement certain protective measures on their agricultural properties. These best practices include creating defensible spaces or fire breaks around property, properly storing equipment, installing and maintaining water tanks, owning wildfire mitigation equipment like firefighting apparatus or tractors, and ensuring notification of local red flag warnings (which indicate high-risk fire conditions). The proposed legislation would add a new section to chapter 48.18 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), emphasizing that any incentive programs developed would be entirely voluntary for both insurance providers and policyholders. The goal appears to be reducing wildfire risks in unincorporated areas with agricultural activities by providing financial or insurance-related motivation for proactive safety measures.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5919&Year=2025&Initiative=false