Greg, Park County's emergency manager and county fire warden, told commissioners he divides his work among emergency management, county fire coordination and county staff safety, and that he is shifting from recovery to preparedness following recent federally declared disasters. "My position consists of essentially 3 hats or 3 different jobs," Greg said.

Officials said Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) funding, passed from FEMA through the state, has become less reliable. Greg said the state has recommended local jurisdictions support positions with local salary while using federal grants for project work; he described the shift as significant for planning and sustained staffing.

The Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) is moving forward as a year-long, regionally coordinated risk analysis with neighboring counties; staff said the CWPP work is fully grant-funded and will include community engagement meetings. "This is the first part. That's what we're doing jointly with our neighboring counties," Greg said about the regional risk analysis.

Separately, county staff reviewed a Homeland Security grant that will fund a radio repeater at the Willsaw radio site and a facilities inventory with end-of-life lists for radio equipment; the county's contribution to that grant was listed as $2,671.82. Kristen and Greg said planned site maintenance and ordered equipment are scheduled and expected to be completed within fiscal year 2026.

Greg said the county has used Homeland Security grants for communications and cybersecurity projects over the last 15 years and that those grants have funded updates at multiple radio towers including Livingston's Fish Hill, Sheep Mountain and Willsaw sites. County staff noted that historically the county received roughly $36,500 annually with a COVID-era bump; current projected federal funding for this program is nearer $20,000, and the state award schedule is shifting.