Cache County officials briefed on state plan to map wildfire risk, set small per-structure fee
State wildfire staff briefed Cache County officials on HB 48, which creates a high-risk WUI map insurers must use, establishes a statewide parcel assessment and certification process, and requires counties to collect a modest per-structure fee (initially $20–$100, average ≈ $50).
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Joseph Anderson, a representative of the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, told Cache County council members and local fire officials in an online briefing that HB 48 directs the state to draw a high-risk wildland-urban interface (WUI) boundary, assess a nominal fee per structure inside that boundary, and provide a statewide certification process to document mitigation work at the parcel level.
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