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El Paso County staff ask commissioners to fund fire safety, wildfire mitigation program manager
Summary
Planning Director Megan Harrington asked the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners to fund a new fire safety and wildfire mitigation program manager to review development for fire-safety compliance, coordinate with fire districts and emergency management, and provide community technical assistance; estimated fully loaded cost is about $152,000.
Megan Harrington, director of planning and community development, asked the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners to approve funding for a new fire safety and wildfire mitigation program manager as a 2025 critical-need position. "Our critical need for 2025 is the addition of a position, fire safety and wildfire mitigation program manager," Harrington said, describing the role as both a plan-review and wildfire-coordination position.
Harrington told commissioners the role would ensure compliance with the county's land development code (chapter 6.3.0.3), act as the department's subject-matter expert on fire-safety matters, and serve as the primary county contact for fire protection districts and the Office of Emergency Management. She said state…
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