Officials back adding a training/wildland-coordination position as wildfire risk rises
County staff proposed a division chief for training and wildland fire (1.0 FTE), budgeted at about $196,925 in salary/benefits plus one-time equipment; commissioners emphasized the position's role in retention, training quality and interagency wildland coordination and moved to track it in the FY27 budget.
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County staff presented a proposal for a combined training and wildland-coordination position aimed at improving firefighter training, retention and interagency wildfire response. Jody Pond described the recurring cost for the division chief position as roughly $196,925 (salary and benefits) plus a one-time vehicle and computer; staff estimated net revenue offsets from deployments and training partners but said the county recommends the position while the town had not recommended it.
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