Firewise Chipper Available on San Juan Island
Posted June 12, 2015 at 5:45 am by Tim Dustrude
Chipper available – Contributed photo
San Juan Island Fire Rescue and the Firefighters Association are sponsoring a chipper rental assistance program for active Firewise Communities and communities that are in the process of joining the program on San Juan Island. Firewise is a national project designed to help communities that are located in fire hazard areas in the United States.
To join this free program, a community creates a 5 member board, has a free community assessment (done by the fire department), attends a one hour educational meeting, holds a clean up project and applies for the program (assisted by the fire department). This is a relatively simple process that may save your house from a wildfire burning it down.
The SJI Fire Department program allows a Firewise Community to rent a 6” chipper from Harbor Rental at a 50% discount for a one-day use in their community from June 10th to September 30th. Simply go to Harbor Rental, give your communities’ name and the name of your board president then Harbor Rental will check it against a master list. The Fire Department & Firefighter Association will be billed for the second half of the daily rental charge.
For more information on the chipper program or to join Firewise call Ron Garner, acting Firewise Coordinator, at 378-7722
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