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Rich County fire warden presents HB48 high-risk map; urges adoption of 2006 WUI code and local mitigation
Summary
Fire warden Travis Hobbs showed a new House Bill 48 high-risk map that identifies roughly 400 county structures in a wildland-urban interface zone, recommended adopting the 2006 Utah WUI code, and proposed training county crews and adjusting inspection and fee policies to comply with the law.
Travis Hobbs, Rich County’s fire warden, told the commission on Jan. 7 that an initial Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) map prepared under House Bill 48 identifies about 400 county structures as high-risk and will require county action to comply with the law. "I think 400 is a really good number," Hobbs said while showing the county map and explaining how the model accounts for fuel loading, topography and structure density.
Hobbs outlined practical consequences for residents and…
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