How does your utility district prepare for wildfire?

By: Sophia Aldous

Outlets: The Miner

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 735

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Public Utility District (PUD) are not firefighters. That may sound obvious, but there was some clarification needed at a public forum on wildfire prevention, hosted by the PUD Thursday, May 14 at Newport High School.

An audience member asked about communications between fire districts, especially as they pertained to the Oregon Road Fire in 2023 where fire districts from Pend Oreille and Spokane counties were fighting the inferno that straddled …

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