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Commissioners direct staff to draft plan for full-time mitigation/assistant fire warden position
Summary
The commission asked staff to produce a job blueprint and pay/benefit proposal for a full-time county position to support wildland mitigation and serve as an engine boss; commissioners discussed state match funding and using mitigation funds to support the role.
The Duchesne County Commission heard a proposal April 14 to hire a full-time mitigation specialist/assistant to the state fire warden, a position county staff said would combine wildland mitigation project work with seasonal wildland-fire response duties.
Josh (identified as the emergency management director/County Fire Marshal in the meeting) told commissioners the position would help the county build an in-house mitigation program rather than rely exclusively on…
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