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Firewise® Madera County Blog

This is the Firewise® Madera County main "blog" archive. Articles are time sensitive. Current posts appear at the top. Firewise® Madera County is a collaborative education and outreach program of the County of Madera. FMC is designed to protect lives and property from wildfire through education, personal responsibility and taking action. The program promotes the NFPA Firewise® Communities USA program.

Firewise® and You

July 21, 2016

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Get Firewise® and Harden Your Home

By now you’ve heard that a lot. You’ve probably seen the inserts, fliers, postcards or seen me at a community meeting.

So you know that mitigating the risk of catastrophic loss in a wildfire is not abstract and can be accomplished.

When you look at the behavior of fire scientifically, you absolutely can alter that fire behavior in a good way by altering conditions.

I want to give you a brief firewise summer recap before we talk a little about the Madera County Community Wildfire Protection Plan. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Firewise® Madera County

Frequently Asked Questions Contracting for Tree Removal

July 21, 2016

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Click for a PDF in a new window. CAL FIRE Frequently Asked Questions Contracting for Tree Removal FAQs

Comprehensive information about how to get your trees removed when hiring contractors.

Filed Under: Firewise® Madera County, Tree Mortality

Tree Mortality Task Force July 1 2016 Weekly Update

July 8, 2016

Below are links to the Tree Mortality Task Force July 1 meeting Highlights, USDA Forest Service Aerial Detection Survey Report June 20, 2016, and Tree Mortality Progression 2014 to 2016 surveys.

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • The Tree Mortality Task Force is currently working with CAPCOA, CA Air Resources Board and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on possible options to the Title V permitting process.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Firewise® Madera County, Tree Mortality

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