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Commission signs County Fire Warden and CWS Cooperative agreements; state to backstop wildfire costs
Summary
Danon Hulet (FFSL Southwest Area Manager) presented the County Fire Warden Agreement and a CWS Cooperative Agreement that pairs county mitigation work with state expense coverage for wildfire costs; the commission approved and signed both agreements unanimously.
Danon Hulet, identified in the meeting as FFSL Southwest Area Manager, presented two intergovernmental documents for commission approval: the County Fire Warden Agreement and the CWS Cooperative Agreement. Hulet described the CWS agreement as a “fire policy/insurance policy” whereby “the state will cover wildfire costs and in return the county participates in mitigation, prevention, and education,” and said the CWS participation figure discussed was around $149,000.
Commissioner Celeste Meyeres moved to adopt and sign the presented documents. The motion carried with all commissioners present voting in favor: Commissioner Brown—aye; Commissioner Kubeja—aye; Commissioner Meyeres—aye. The agreements set staffing and cost-sharing expectations for the county fire warden, assistant warden, and a seasonal firefighter, and base budgets on 2022 costs plus annual CPI increases.
