OKANOGAN — People affected by the recent trio of wildfires praised and panned state and federal agencies’ responses and the Okanogan County Department of Emergency Management during a post-fire meeting hosted by county commissioners last Thursday.

During introductory remarks, county Planning Director Perry Houston said this was the second year in a row with massive fires.

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