Date: 09/04/2015
Final
Advisory Committee on Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Matters
WILDFIRE MATTERS REVIEW COMMITTEE
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09:54 AM -- Advisory Committee on Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Matters
Dan Gibbs, Summit County Commissioner and representing the Division of Fire Prevention and Control's (DFPC) Advisory Committee on Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Matters (advisory committee), discussed the history and work of the advisory committee, along with a description of who serves on the advisory committee. Commissioner Gibbs spoke about the recommendations from the advisory committee, including:
- clearly outlining county responsibility for wildfires that exceed municipal fire department capabilities;
- clarifying several areas of statute;
- providing immunity for disabling unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs);
- reauthorizing the Firefighter Safety & Disease Prevention Grant Program;
- reauthorizing and increasing the funding for the Wildfire Mitigation Grant Program;
- potentially providing standard criteria for homeowner's insurance in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI), including best management practices;
- increasing the communication between the federal Resource Ordering and Status System (ROSS) and the state WEB EOC resource mobilization system; and
- ensuring that the DFPC receives sufficient funding.
A summary of the advisory committee's recommendations is provided in Attachment C.
150904 AttachC.pdf
Following his presentation, Commissioner Gibbs responded to questions from the committee regarding the advisory committee's recommendations for specific legislation, how funding for firefighting works in years when there are low firefighting costs, prioritization of radio system funding, and the use of UAVs.