Fire & Forest: On the Hill, be prepared for emergencies …
We are well into our summer season with Memorial Day weekend over, Father’s Day done and by the time you read this, 4th of...
How wildfire spreads and threatens homes …
Last month, I talked about fire behavior and how its travel and spread can be reduced around your home. We, the fire community,...
Fire & Forest: Protecting your deck from fire protects the house …
As we continue with another Southern California winter, are we all asking, “Where is this El Nino?”
Who does not enjoy sitting, relaxing or working...
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 & Forest: Fire prevention is year round …
As we roll into December, many of us have just enjoyed a Thanksgiving with friends or family, gone to see the annual town tree...
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 & Forest: Thoughts about fire abatement and drought …
A few months back at a Mountain communities Fire Safe Council board meeting, we discussed putting together some questions to present to our local...
Fire and Forest: Rainfall is unpredictable; fire abatement constant …
By Chris Kramer
Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council President
A couple of weeks ago, we enjoyed a weekend rain, a nice change from our dry year...
Fire and Forest: How do we compare to other forest areas? …
How many of us have visited a forest outside of Southern California?
Many of these have amenities very similar to ours: campgrounds, hiking trails, lakes...
Fire and Forest: Buy local firewood — keep pests off the Hill …
Around the house we can always find pests that are more of a nuisance in our everyday lives than they are damaging — irritants...