SJ Firewise Program to Receive Awards
Posted December 9, 2013 at 5:40 am by Tim Dustrude
Firewise is a national program consisting of some 1,000 neighborhoods throughout the country. These San Juan County Firewise neighborhoods have learned how to minimize the chances of wild land fires destroying life, property, and resources in their immediate areas.
The communities receiving awards on San Juan Island are ALASKA PLACE, CATTLE POINT, MITCHELL POINT, and ROCHE HARBOR who have been active for ten years. They were numbers 92 to 95 in the nation to become certified. In the past ten years the program has expanded in San Juan County to 5 communities on non-ferry served islands, 2 on Orcas Island, 1 applicant on Lopez Island, and 38 communities with 3 applicants on San Juan Island. This has been due to the dedication of San Juan Island Fire Rescue’s Ron Garner and the Firewise team plus the Firewise community leaders.
The ceremony will be held at the County Council Chambers at 9:15am December 10, 2013.
All are invited to attend and get more information for their own neighborhoods.
For more information contact Brent Johnson, Firewise Co-odinator.
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