Resident urges county to keep Firewise coordinator with Emergency Management; commissioner says program will continue
At the July 1, 2026 Josephine County Board of Commissioners meeting, resident Mark Jones urged the board not to move the Firewise USA coordinator out of Emergency Management until the newly hired emergency manager has started; Commissioner Martin responded that the county is not trying to eliminate the program and cited Title 3 funding and reporting lines as reasons to maintain the current structure.
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On July 1, 2026, during the Josephine County Board of Commissioners weekly business session, Mark Jones, a county resident, urged commissioners not to separate the Firewise USA coordinator from the county Emergency Management department until the new emergency manager is on the job.
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