PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey announced today that, after an innovative revamp of the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management’s billing process, local fire departments and fire districts are now receiving reimbursements in record times.

Following Governor Ducey’s challenge to all state agencies to be more efficient and operate at the speed of business, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management revamped the billing process through which the agency reimburses fire departments and fire districts—called “cooperators”—for any wildfire suppression efforts needed during the year.

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