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U.S. Forest Service briefs Trinity County supervisors on fire-season staffing, fuels work and timber sales
Summary
An acting U.S. Forest Service representative told the Trinity County Board of Supervisors on May 5 the agency is staffing for summer fire season, advancing multiple community risk‑reduction projects and preparing several small timber sales and prescribed‑burn trainings. Some project timelines remain weather‑ or permitting‑dependent.
Roy Jones, the acting U.S. Forest Service representative covering Trinity County, updated the board on staffing and field operations for the upcoming fire season.
Jones said seasonal fire staff have been hired and are transitioning to summer schedules; "they'll be working 08:30 to 1800 or 6PM, 7 days a week," he told the board. He reported a helicopter contract coming on in Lewiston late in May, lookouts returning on rotating…
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