In a way the fate of Grand Targhee Resort’s proposed 22-house development came down to who Teton County commissioners wanted to manage wildfire in the base area.
Would it be Jackson Hole Fire/EMS, which regulates fire code in the 120 acres of private base area Targhee can develop? Or would it be the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, which leases land to the ski hill, surrounds the base area and would play a major role in any wildfire response near the development?
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