06/25/2026
Commissioner Means and I got to spend some time in Northern Campbell County with our Fire Department, County Road and Bridge, state, and federal partners. The purpose is to pursue plans on how to better address and mitigate coal seam fires, and how to create better access on public lands to address problematic areas that are known burn and create problems. I appreciate our Deputy Fire Chief, J.R. Fox, as well as Kurt Kissack from county road and bridge for their es**rt and expertise.
I'm encouraged by the willingness of the BLM Buffalo Field Office and our state to work with Campbell County to address these issues. Additionally, we were able to stop and see the fixed wing air base at Campbell County Airport which is managed by the state. It's clear to me that we're very fortunate for the resources we have, but there's also much more work to be done to protect public and private lands.