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Klamath County urged to accept $415,000 fuels-mitigation grant; discussion centers on liability, procurement and distribution
Summary
County emergency management and local fire districts discussed accepting a $415,000 Oregon State Fire Marshal grant to purchase chippers and curtain burners for countywide fuels mitigation. Topics included insurance deductibles, procurement, who will store and distribute equipment, and whether Chiloquin Fire will remain administrator.
Klamath County emergency management staff and representatives of local fire districts urged the Board of Commissioners on April 8 to accept a $415,000 grant from the Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) to buy fuels-mitigation equipment—primarily chippers and curtain burners—to distribute across the county.
Ian Thabein, the county emergency manager, said the grant originally was written by his predecessor and raised liability concerns because the draft scope could have compelled emergency management staff to use the equipment on private property. Thabein said staff sought a solution that preserves the grant’s intent—countywide fuels mitigation—without exposing county emergency-management personnel to liability for operating equipment on private property.
Leslie Cook, who presented the OSFM work plan on behalf of Chiloquin and said the plan has been accepted verbally by OSFM…
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