Fire Chief Matt: county saw 72 wildland fires; multiple large incidents active
Fire Chief Matt told the board the county has seen an upward trend in wildland fires, reporting 72 confirmed fires as of Aug. 23 and several large active incidents; he said local staffing is preserved when crews deploy and that mutual-aid deployments pay overtime.
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Fire Chief Matt provided a status update on wildland-fire activity, saying, “As of 08/23 when I did this there were 72 wildland fires confirmed wildland fires within the county.” He told the board the largest recent incidents included a roughly 300-acre fire and a separate 333-acre blaze that was not fully contained, and that he planned to check on a roughly 500-acre fire on Red House Ranch Road after the meeting.
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