Bills introduced a year after state’s largest blaze seek to limit wildfires

KTTZ | By Jayme Lozano Carver

Published February 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM CST

A plane drops retardant on a 2024 Panhandle wildfire in Sanford.

Among the proposals is a bill that would force more inspections of power lines, which a committee concluded ignited a blaze that burned more than 1 million acres last year.

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