Protect Your Family & Property from Wildfire
This is the Firewise® related news category of Firewise® Madera County's blog. This archive is time sensitive. Events and news, related to, or of interest to Firewise® will be posted here. Newer articles appear at the top.
Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER)
Sequoia and Sierra National Forests Post-Fire BAER Assessment
Monday, October 26, 2015
BAER Information: (415) 881-1871
Photos from a October 2015 afternoon rain storm taken along Highway 180 from Cherry Gap to the 13S55 Forest Service road (Boole tree), and along Hume Lake Road:
NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION TEAM
Phone: (559)360-9663 email: dtune@fs.fed.us
FOR RELEASE: Date: June 4, 2015 Contact: Daniel Tune, Prevention Team Leader
National Wildfire Prevention and Education Team Activated for the Sierra National Forest
Clovis, California- – A National Wildfire Prevention and Education Team has been activated from the Sierra National Forest to develop short and long term wildfire prevention and education strategies. The team is based locally and was activated on June 4, 2015. Record low levels of snowfall coupled with prolonged drought have caused extensive tree mortality leaving the forest vulnerable to catastrophic wildland fires. Many of the recent wildfires have been human caused and are therefore preventable. [Read more…]
On Wednesday, May 13th, 2015, from 12 to 1 PM pacific daylight time, there will be a conference call to discuss the Fire Fee. [Read more…]
