Resident requests county assist letter after nearby private-property fire

During the public-comment period a resident reported a wildfire that started on private property and said DNRC (Department of Natural Resources and Conservation) responded. The resident requested a county assist letter authorizing DNRC participation and said the forestry team initially canceled the county response but DNRC attended.

The resident said: "There was a fire 2 days ago... Big Horn County did not request DNRC to be out there." A commissioner asked whether the county needed to sign a letter; county staff and commissioners confirmed the letter should be signed and returned to county staff ("You need to sign it and then they gotta give it back to Jeff"). No formal motion was required and the commission did not vote on this item at the meeting.

County staff will sign the assist letter and return it to the resident/staff contact, and commissioners did not record further action or disagreement in the public comment exchange.