Date: 09/04/2015
Final
Sheriff's Wildfire Command School
WILDFIRE MATTERS REVIEW COMMITTEE
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02:51 PM -- Sheriff's Wildfire Command School
Chris Johnson, Executive Director of the County Sheriffs of Colorado (CSOC), spoke about the role of county sheriffs during wildfire response and the Sheriff's Wildfire Command School's three-day workshop that occurred in May 2015. Mr. Johnson spoke about the experience county sheriffs gained from participating in the workshop related to wildfire response.
Mr. Johnson provided a handout with an overview of the Sheriff's Wildfire Command Workshop to the committee (Attachment T).
150904 AttachT.pdf
02:56 PM
Justin Whitesell, Emergency Operations Manager for Larimer County and representing CSOC, spoke about his history related to wildfires. Mr. Whitesell spoke about the responsibilities of county sheriffs during wildland fires. Mr. Whitesell provided the committee with three legislative recommendations from CSOC to help wildland firefighting efforts across Colorado:
- ensure the stability and reliability of the current statewide emergency radio system;
- expand hand crew numbers and availability; and
- continue the collaborative relationship with the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control for the distribution and utilization of state aviation resources.
03:00 PM
Mr. Johnson and Mr. Whitesell responded to questions from the committee regarding the legislature's role in expanding hand crews, including last year's legislation to support veteran's hand crews.