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County completes evacuation zones and pursues grants, Firewise work and All Lands funding
Summary
Valley County’s wildfire mitigation staff reported the county now has countywide evacuation zones, ongoing Firewise grant work covering roughly 50 acres, pending grant applications for large-area projects, and participation in an All Lands partnership expected to receive $20 million.
Valley County’s wildfire mitigation director told commissioners on July 16 that the county has completed evacuation-zone mapping for the entire county and is moving to publish the maps and integrate them into public apps and county web pages.
“Whole county now is zoned out, before fire season,” the director said, adding that the zones will be posted under Emergency Management and a hazardous-risk map on the county website and that staff are working to put the zones in the Watch Duty app.
The director said ASU has distributed an evacuation survey (initially focused on Cascade) and that the county is using survey feedback to tune messaging and to understand how to reach…
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