3 Nev. Counties a Disaster After Wild Fires
Pastor Dale Morgan
3 Nev. Counties a Disaster After Wild Fires*
Monday October 23, 2006 4:01 AM
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Three rural Nevada counties ravaged by
wildfires this year have been declared disaster areas by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
USDA Secretary Mike Johanns said there were sufficient agriculture
production losses to warrant the designation in Elko, Humboldt and
Lincoln counties.
The action came Friday at the request of Gov. Kenny Guinn, who said
seven other counties would effectively be included in the designation
because they are located next to the declared disaster areas.
The designation makes ranchers and farmers who meet certain criteria in
the 10 counties eligible for assistance, including low-interest
emergency loans, officials said.
Wildfires burned more than 1.5 million acres in Nevada this year, much
of it in the northeastern part of the state. Of that, about 300,000
acres is privately owned.