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Duchesne County discusses drought response, wildfire mitigation and shifting fire department resources
Summary
Commissioners spent the bulk of their Feb. 2 meeting on drought and wildfire mitigation: county staff described a new grant, staging of cut material, invasive-species safeguards and staffing changes in a neighboring city fire department that could affect mutual-aid and dispatch arrangements.
Duchesne County commissioners devoted extended time Feb. 2 to drought conditions, fuels-reduction work and how recent personnel changes in a neighboring city fire department could affect county fire response.
Speaker 8, reporting on drought and mitigation operations, said "about 2/3 of the county is moderate, and the northern half is starting to become severe," and described a 14-day outlook that could bring above-normal precipitation but also higher temperatures. He said staff have been doing targeted mitigation assessments on Tabby Mountain and that a local grant would fund multi-year work on high-priority properties.
"Travi…
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