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Morgan City urged to renew Cooperative Wildfire System participation; staff asked to sign extension
Summary
Morgan County fire warden briefed council on the Cooperative Wildfire System (CWS), urging Morgan City to renew participation and submit a short form that lists mitigation projects; presenter gave two different commitment figures in the meeting record and council members discussed completing the required form promptly.
Dave Vickers, Morgan County fire warden, told the Morgan City Council on Jan. 28 that the city’s Cooperative Wildfire System (CWS) participation agreement had expired Dec. 31 but the county obtained an extension and asked the city to sign an updated participating commitment so the municipality remains eligible for state cost-sharing for wildland fire response.
Vickers said the program has shifted to calendar-year agreements and outlined options for meeting the city’s “participating commitment,” including in‑kind community efforts such as a park or river cleanup, mitigation events, or using public-works…
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