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County reviews updated Community Wildfire Protection Plan; consultant recommends public outreach and grants work
Summary
A contractor updated the county’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan, recommending public education, a possible wildland coordinator position and revised community risk ratings that could help secure federal funding.
Eddy County commissioners received a presentation on an updated draft Community Wildfire Protection Plan intended to replace the county’s 2008 plan.
Craig Daugherty, a retired fire chief contracted to assist the county, told commissioners the plan rewrite updates jurisdictions, community‑at‑risk ratings and priority projects. Daugherty said the 2008 plan — prepared by Walsh Environmental Services — was largely still valid but due for the five‑year federal review cycle that supports funding eligibility. He noted the plan documents shifts in…
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