Babbitt promises counties a central role in forest fire prevention By Jeff Arnold deputy legislative director After one of the worst public land wildfire seasons on record, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt promised counties a central role in forest fire prevention efforts at a meeting with the NACo Western Interstate Region (WIR) Board of Directors in Jackson Hole, Wyo. He committed to including NACo’s Public Lands Steering Committee chair on a national panel to study the next steps toward forest health. See the full story