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Commission signs onto Cooperative Wildfire System, requests FDID and discusses WUI bill and mitigation grants
Summary
Rich County commissioners re‑signed the Cooperative Wildfire System agreement, authorized a request for a county wildfire FDID, and discussed implementation questions and workload implications of a new state WUI law; staff noted a $50,000 mitigation award for Sweetwater Hill and urged planning for equipment and inspections.
Rich County commissioners voted to re‑enter the state Cooperative Wildfire System (CWS), authorized county staff to request a county fire‑department FDID, and reviewed state rules and grant opportunities tied to a new wildland‑urban interface (WUI) bill.
Fire Warden Travis Hobbs briefed the commission on House Bill 48 (the WUI bill) and said the state is defining a high‑risk subset of WUI properties and intends to place a fee or assessment on those properties through property tax bills in 2026. Hobbs told commissioners the process and inspector requirements are still being developed and said the expected workload could be substantial because many property owners are likely to request…
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