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Commission approves state cooperative and county fire warden agreements to strengthen wildfire response
Summary
Kane County commissioners voted unanimously to sign the Cooperative Wildland Suppression (CWS) agreement and the county fire warden agreement, formalizing county participation commitments, budget treatment, and the state’s provision of a county fire warden and seasonal firefighter positions.
Commissioners on May 12 unanimously approved and signed both the state cooperative (CWS) agreement and the county fire warden agreement after staff walked through the terms.
The CWS cooperative agreement ties county participation to mitigation, prevention and an agreed dollar value under the county’s CWPP (Community Wildfire Protection Plan). Staff described it as an "insurance‑type" framework: if the county meets…
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