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Commission approves contracts and extends emergency for Foresight Fire recovery
Summary
Following the Foresight Fire, commissioners extended the local emergency and approved professional services agreements for flood-hazard mitigation (Jones & DeMille) and geotechnical testing for Kolob Terrace Road rehabilitation; the extensions and contracts aim to speed response and post-fire recovery work.
The board extended a local emergency declaration tied to the 2025 Foresight Fire in Pine Valley and approved multiple contracts aimed at post-fire recovery. Commissioners said the extension helps speed resource access and grant administration while staff explained technical work needed for erosion control and road stabilization.
Elliot described a professional services agreement with Jones & DeMille Engineering to develop hydraulic models, pre/post-fire condition analyses and construction drawings to mitigate flood hazards produced by the fire scar. He said the firm will coordinate with NRCS, the Forest Service and county staff on design and technical reporting. The board also approved a professional services agreement with Landmark Testing and Engineering for geotechnical materials testing and special inspections on the Kolob Terrace Road Rehabilitation Project, noting extensive subgrade failures and steep elevation change that require careful engineering.
During the local emergency motion, one commissioner corrected a draft recital that overstated acreage (noting the fire was "just under 16,000 acres"). The emergency extension and contracts were approved by motion and voice vote; staff will proceed with consultant scopes and coordinate interagency funding.
