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City fire officials warn of above‑average wildland fire risk; urge preparedness
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Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Sells told the Coeur d'Alene City Council that regional drought and below‑average snowpack point to a higher‑than‑average wildland fire season and outlined local mitigation resources and partnerships.
Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Sells told the Coeur d'Alene City Council on May 6 that experts are predicting higher‑than‑average wildland fire activity this summer because of drought conditions and below‑average snowpack.
Sells said city and county partners use regional forecasting products to shape staffing decisions, preposition air and ground resources during red‑flag warnings, and determine whether crews can be deployed to assist other communities. He told council that no single agency can manage a large wildland‑urban interface fire alone and emphasized mutual aid and formal statewide agreements.
Sells described the city’s wildland‑urban interface map supplied by the Kootenai County Office of Emergency Management and said “there’s no area within…
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