Fire & Forest: Volunteers and grants allow FSC to keep community safe …
For the past year (and every year since 2002), the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council has been working hard to help members of our...
Fire and forest: Fire season here/prevention setback …
Southern California jumped into the fire season with a large fire in the Angeles National Forest in early June. The Powerhouse Fire burned more...
Fire & Forest: The epitome of volunteerism — Woodies …
Volunteerism: There are several definitions of this effort. One is the act or practice of doing volunteer work in community service. Others are the...
Fire and Forest: Our vision and mission
A grantor recently asked us for our strategic plan. Since we have never done a formal strategic plan, we decided this was a good...
Fire and Forest: A great meeting; a note on hardening …
We at the Fire Safe Council were very happy with the Town Hall meeting last week. The turnout was great and the room was...
Fire & Forest: Planning for future wildfires …
Our local fire season thus far has not been remarkable, but it has been for others. We did get smoke from the Sage fires...
Fire & Forest: Springtime fire abatement …
This year, as we emerge from a very wet winter (for a welcome change), it’s again time to make sure our property...
Fire and Forest: A future to aim for …
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...
Fire and Forest: Some thoughts on the year …
Another year to enjoy our mountains! On this topic, the vision of the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council is “Fire Safe Communities in a...
Fire & Forest: How we change regarding fire safety …
The fire season has ended. I know fire professionals in the state who prefer to say that it never really ends, but when the...