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Staff reports multiple new starts and personnel deployments; Captain Monroe deployed to Oregon
Summary
Staff reported that crews are prepositioned, personnel are deployed to out-of-area fires, and the area experienced an estimated 25–28 new fire starts last week; Captain Monroe is deployed to the Salmon Fire in Oregon.
Firewise Committee staff provided an operational update on current burning and deployments. Staff reported fuels work and controlled burning in the ACI area, that crews have been prepositioned for the Cimarron District and Forestry District, and that Captain Monroe is currently deployed to the Salmon Fire in Oregon. "There have been, 25 to 28 random new starts last week, in the general area," staff said, underlining a busy fire week.
Committee members noted the trade-offs between deployment revenue and local availability, and discussed priorities for maintaining tanks and firefighting readiness in the village while crews are assigned elsewhere. The update underscored ongoing mitigation and response activity and informed scheduling and resource planning for the committee's season.
