Fire & Forest: October 6, 2016: Fire Prevention Week urges fire awareness year round...
Every year in our country since 1922, Fire Prevention Week has been observed during the month of October.
It was established to commemorate the Great...
Fire and Forest: Springtime in the Mountains …
Spring is presenting itself on our mountain after a very generous winter. Creeks are running and ground water tables are up, so perhaps our...
Fire & Forest: More evidence on the danger of wood roofs and the value...
Each major fire we have tells us something important. What we learn may be something new or it may be confirmation of something observed...
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: 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 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: Fire safe lessons from 2011 …
We have gotten a bit of winter recently, but we should not forget that this has been a relatively dry season, and that will...
Fire & Forest: Maintaining fire safety in the fall …
As I write this article today, we are all still waiting for the first snow on the mountain. The rain we received...
Fire & Forest: The CWPP …
In our mountain communities, there is a partnership between all of the “players” involved in the protection of our lives, homes and the...
Fire and Forest: Fire season roaring, roofing grant ready …
They had to evacuate the Air Force Academy. You don’t normally think of an imposing military academy in danger of destruction by wildfire, but...