Protect Your Family & Property from Wildfire
Here’s an interesting story brought to us by the Deerhorn Valley Community Association.
The DVCA is located in the community of Deerhorn Valley near Jamul, California. Their area is in the WUI (Wildland Urban Interface) located east of San Diego.
This community suffered catastrophic loss of lives and property in the 2007 Harris Fire. The Harris Fire burned nearly 100,000 acres, claimed 5 lives and burned more than 500 structures. [Read more…]
July 2012 – As we approach peak fire season months and the end of July, it is apparent that the 2012 fire season is in sharp contrast to those of the last two years. [Read more…]
Below is a map showing Madera County fire incidents from 2001 to 2011 that are greater than 100 acres. Click here to download a pdf of the map.
A new interactive Firewise®® Mapper (Beta version) using the ESRI ArcGIS Explorer Online platform is now available. This new tool was primarily designed to identify and locate recognized Firewise® Communities/USA® sites throughout the nation. The user friendly interface lets you navigate around and zoom to a specific site and with the left click of the mouse additional information about a specific site can be accessed through a ‘pop-up’ window.
LIVES ON FIRE SHOW DESCRIPTION
Premieres Friday, June 8, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
“Lives on Fire” takes us inside the extraordinary worlds of four female firefighters who risk their lives every day to take combat California’s most dangerous disasters. [Read more…]
