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Union County names Emergency Manager Jason Westcott as Wildland Fire Division designee
Summary
The county adopted Resolution #2025-WILDLAND FIRE DIVISION DESIGNEE on Feb. 4, 2025, appointing Emergency Manager Jason Westcott to request Wildland Fire Division assistance; the designee may obligate county funds with chair confirmation for certain assets and may request up to six personnel and two vehicles without chair confirmation.
Union County commissioners adopted Resolution #2025-WILDLAND FIRE DIVISION DESIGNEE at their Feb. 4, 2025 meeting, naming Emergency Manager Jason Westcott as the county designee to request assistance and assets from the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, Wildland Fire Division.
Under the resolution text, the designee (the Emergency Manager) may, with prior confirmation of the commission chair, obligate county funds when requesting items such as single-engine air tankers, fire engines, hand crews, fire investigators, or additional fire management personnel. Separately, the designee may request mutual aid assistance of up to six personnel and two vehicles at no cost to the county without prior chair confirmation.
The resolution designates Jason Westcott as the designee for the calendar years 2025 through 2029. The minutes record the resolution as adopted with four votes in favor and zero against. The motion approving the designee was offered by Commissioner Kimmel and seconded by Commissioner Dailey.
The resolution cites a request from the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, Wildland Fire Division, for a county designee and formalizes the delegation of limited authority to the county Emergency Manager.
