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Napa County is spending $1.8 million to add a firefighting helicopter under the control of the county fire chief for the rest of wildfire season.

Major wine industry groups are calling on Napa County to explore running its own fire department for rural areas, rather than contracting with Cal Fire to do the job. The groups also endorsed the county’s recent decision to explore creating a quarter-cent sales tax ballot measure for wildfire prevention. They advised the county to strengthen local firefighting capabilities. “It is apparent that this multi-layered issue requires a multi-pronged solution,” the groups said in a July 9 letter. Support local news coverage and the people who report it by subscribing to the Napa Valle...

Napa County May Consider Fire Sales Tax In 2022 Atlas Fire, October 2017. Photo by Kerana Todorov Napa County voters may consider a new quarter-cent sales tax on the June 2022 ballot for 10 years to fund wildfire prevention programs such as fuel breaks and brush removal. The Napa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to explore the placement of the tax proposal on the ballot to fund long-term fire prevention measures estimated to cost $42.4 million over the next five years. The supervisors’ vote to explore a possible sales tax was unanimous. “We need a sustainable funding st...