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Rawlins County adopts emergency declaration for high wind and fire risk
Summary
Following a request from the county emergency manager, the Rawlins County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution No. 2026‑08 declaring an emergency due to high wind and fire warnings; the declaration was passed by motion without recorded roll‑call in the transcript.
The Rawlins County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 17 approved Resolution No. 2026‑08, an emergency declaration in response to high wind and fire warnings in the county.
Emergency Manager Ryan Murray asked commissioners to adopt the declaration, citing elevated fire weather and gusty winds. Commissioner Lincoln Pochop moved to approve Resolution No. 2026‑08; Commissioner Alan A. Solko seconded and the motion carried.
The declaration was recorded in the minutes as approved; the transcript does not include a roll‑call vote or list of mitigation measures attached to the resolution. The board scheduled a special EMS meeting and set its next regular meeting for March 2, 2026.
The resolution becomes part of the county record for Feb. 17, 2026. The transcript does not specify the duration of the declaration or operational directives it contains; those details were not provided in the public record included in the meeting minutes.
