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 and Forest: A system that lasts …
We at the council are looking for a fire safe future that endures. In more popular terms, we seek a sustainable future, one that...
Fire and Forest: New directions …
2011 was a very good year for the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council. The money came late for our grant to help homeowners with...
Fire and Forest: Good Fire Chiefs …
In addition to a breathtaking mountain and an excellent Fire Safe Council, I am grateful for extremely competent fire professionals who make it possible...
Fire and Forest: Fewer dollars …
What will happen to federal support for homeowner fire abatement? Judging from the words of U.S. Forest Service’s Director of Fire and Aviation Management...
Fire and Forest: Fire budgets and reality …
Texas has had a terrible fire season. The state has been in a multi-year draught, and this year set a record for low rainfall....
Fire and Forest: The fire fee …
Town Crier readers will have noticed that the State Board of Forestry ruled on Aug. 22 that the Legislature approved fire fee was to...
Fire and Forest: Arizona fire, Woodies, grant help …
The most interesting news of the month regarding the focus of this column is the lesson of the Wallow Fire that burned earlier this...
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...