Michael Esnard

If anything good comes out of the two major fires on the Hill this summer, I hope it’s a renewed interest and commitment in...

We are all glad that our town was unharmed by the Mountain Fire, but I don’t want to celebrate too much. I don’t want...

Southern California jumped into the fire season with a large fire in the Angeles National Forest in early June. The Powerhouse Fire burned more...

The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council received the 2013 Greenwood Award for outstanding contributions to our regional environment. Karen and Richard Greenwood presented the...

Quick, who knows what PRC 4291 is? Here’s a hint — homeowners are supposed to be in compliance with it everywhere in California where there...

Australia is one of the areas on the globe that deals with wildfires every summer, much like the American West, so we should pay...

It looks as if federal funding for fuel reduction in the national forests will be cut in this year’s budget. The final budget may...

There is a current and real threat to most of the oaks in our community — the GSOB or the Goldspotted oak borer. This...

Another year to enjoy our mountains! On this topic, the vision of the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council is “Fire Safe Communities in a...