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Mason County officials discuss funding for updated Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Summary
Randy Marshall, Mason County fire marshal, asked commissioners to discuss funding a new Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) and said the county's 2012 plan is outdated amid a growing wildfire trend.
Randy Marshall, Mason County fire marshal, told the Board of County Commissioners that the county needs an updated Community Wildfire Protection Plan and asked commissioners to discuss funding a new plan through a request-for-proposals process. Marshall said the county's 2012 CWPP, prepared by a university class, is "no longer recognized because of its age" and does not reflect the county's growing wildfire history.
Marshall defined a CWPP as "a comprehensive plan designed by a county" that combines a community risk assessment, mitigation recommendations (fuels reduction, forest-restoration work), and community preparedness and response…
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