County board to extend Forest Service prescribed fire agreement to 2027
Teton County commissioners on Tuesday are set to approve a modification extending Jackson Hole Fire/EMS’ prescribed fire assistance agreement with the Bridger-Teton National Forest through Dec. 3, 2027.
Teton County’s Board of County Commissioners is set Tuesday to approve a modification extending Jackson Hole Fire/EMS’ prescribed fire assistance agreement with the Bridger-Teton National Forest to Dec. 3, 2027, keeping a standing framework for county crews to support federal prescribed burns and related fuels work on the forest staff report and modification packet.
For those of us watching habitat and watershed resilience, the key question is not paperwork, it is whether the county and the Forest Service are actually building the capacity to use prescribed fire more consistently in the right places and seasons. The original agreement dates to Dec. 3, 2021, and staff’s memo frames the extension as a way to continue interagency cooperation through the next burn windows (spring and fall), when smoke management, staffing, and weather align enough to do careful work instead of emergency suppression.
Background
In July 2026, Teton County extended its Prescribed Fire Assistance Agreement with the USDA Forest Service by one year, updated contacts, clarified scope, and maintained a $10,000 reimbursement cap for prescribed fire support.
Latest: 2027-12-03 — New expiration date for the Prescribed Fire Assistance Agreement after the approved extension.
curated as of 2026-07-21
Jackson Hole Fire/EMS will manage a $250,000 Hazardous Fuels Grant for Indian Paintbrush subdivision, effective upon execution in 2026 and expiring March 31, 2031.
Latest: 2031-03-31 — Expiration date for the grant; all work and reporting must be completed by this date.
curated as of 2026-09-15
On October 5, 2026, Teton County and Jackson extended their Parks & Recreation JPA for one year at a 60% County/40% Town split, pending a new long-term funding agreement for FY2028 and beyond.
Latest: 2026-10-05 — JPA reviewed; one-year extension adopted at 60% County / 40% Town split for FY2027. Long-term funding formula for FY2028+ still under negotiation.
curated as of 2026-10-02
Source Documents
| Date | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2026 | Board of County Commissioners Prescribed Fire Agreement Modification Packet | packet |