Feds and state agree to cooperate on NV lands Fire Good Neighbor Agreement

It was a purely ceremonial event, a signing ceremony between two federal and three state agencies, but the setting--in the forest below Mount Rose-- was significant.

If a wildfire were to threaten this glade in the slopes above the Galena Visitors Center, it would be the responsibility of the U-S Forest Service, but it would bring a quick response from other agencies.

The agreement signed August 15, 2017 builds on that relationship to make cooperation on other efforts easier and more efficient.

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