Fire & Forest: Lessons from 2015 fire season …
At several of this summer’s larger vegetation fires, the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council was represented. MCFSC Vice President Norm Walker was assigned as...
Fire and Forest: Hardening homes as a solution …
Wildfire is getting some prominent and fresh attention in major newspapers. Both the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times have published thoughtful...
Fire and Forest: Fire Adapted Communities …
A fairly new term in wildfire policy is “Fire Adapted Communities.” Important fire organizations have placed a new emphasis on this concept over the...
Fire and Forest: Greenwood Award, GSOB Training, and Goodbye to a Friend …
The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council received the 2013 Greenwood Award for outstanding contributions to our regional environment. Karen and Richard Greenwood presented the...
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Our community day of fire awareness, also called the Firefighter’s Muster, held this past Saturday, was gorgeous. Despite the cold rain earlier in the week, the sun was brilliant and warm, the temperature perfect.
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 & Forest: The fires of October …
For the wildland fire agencies, the month of October is statistically the deadliest month for firefighters, and now for the public as well.
Live...
Fire & Forest: The next Community Wildfire Protection Plan begins …
The San Jacinto Mountains Community Wildfire Protection Plan, a document created more than 10 years ago, is about to undergo a much-needed update.
The...
Fire and Forest: Roof replacement going well …
Roof replacement going well …
News about the Mountain Community’s Fire Safe Council’s reroofing program has appeared in this column before, but now that it...
Fire and Forest: Many thanks to boards …
Recently, as a board was wrapping up business for the year, I felt a deep appreciation for everyone at the table. They are all...