EVERETT – Snohomish County now has its first-ever plan to help people and businesses countywide better adapt to wildfire risk.

The Snohomish County Community Wildfire Protection Plan was approved and adopted November 12, 2025, by a unanimous vote of the Snohomish County Council. The plan is the result of two years’ work by a team that included area firefighters, state and federal agencies, local tribes, nonprofits, residents, landowners and Emergency Management staff.

The County is grateful to everyone who worked to get the wildfire protection plan in place and is hopeful they will remain involved in the next planning phase, said Lucia Schmit, Snohomish County’s emergency management director.

“Although we are entering flood season and wildfire risk is currently low for the county, it is

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