Derek Dowsett is the Producer of the County Seat. Now entering his 11th season of the program, he has received what he considers a "Crash Course" in County Government.

Fire has been a major topic of discussion this summer. We got together a panel to discuss the issue of built up fuel in the forest. It turns out that part of the issue is that we have done such a good job of preventing fire, that more fuel is available to burn. The discussion looks into an increase in harvesting the timber from the woods as a way to cut down on available fuel to burn.