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Lincoln County emergency management warns of early, high fire season and urges preparedness

Board of Lincoln County Commissioners · May 1, 2026
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Summary

Emergency Management officials told the county commissioners that a warm winter and dry conditions have accelerated runoff and raised wildfire risk; they described evacuation planning, the Code Red notification system, and work on a County Wildfire Protection Plan.

Lincoln County emergency management officials warned commissioners on April 21 that a warm winter and dry conditions have advanced the timeline for runoff and elevated wildfire danger across the county.

Jay Hokanson, Emergency Management, reported that the county is about a month ahead of normal due to a warm winter and described current…

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