(a) Initial notification shall be provided to the State Forester or his designee, as far in advance as possible, of impending emergency conditions or upon determination of the Jurisdictional Fire Entity(s) that fire suppression is beyond their capabilities. Initial notification may be through a phone call, radio or in person.
(b) EFSA assistance request to the State Forester or his designee must be by the County Fire Warden, Deputy County Fire Warden or a member of the participating county's Board of County Commissioners. Within twelve (12) hours, or as mutually agreed, of the determination that the fire is beyond the Jurisdictional Fire Entity's fire suppression capabilities, a completed WSFD EFSA FUNDING REQUEST (WSFD-18) must be faxed or hand-delivered to the State Forester or his designee.
(c) EFSA requests must be made for each individual fire. The State Forester or his designee may make exceptions.
(d) To be considered for EFSA assistance, fire suppression activity must be on going and one of the following in effect for the fire site:
(e) The Wyoming State Forestry Division will notify the County of its decision, by phone and fax, within eight (8) hours of receipt of a completed WSFD-18.
060-1 Wyo. Code R. § 1-4