Firewise Communities Benefit From Grant

Sheila Harley, Public Information Officer for SJI Fire/Rescue sends this notice…

The Firewise Communities program sponsored by San Juan Island Fire & Rescue has been awarded a grant by the Washington Department of Natural Resources (WA DNR) to assist with fuel reduction in organized communities.

The new grant from WA DNR will pay the Firewise Community’s share of the chipper rental making it free to a Firewise Community between now, June 21, 2016, and the end of July.

In the past the San Juan Island Fire & Rescue and Firewise Communities have partnered to share the cost of making a chipper available, with the SJIF&R paying one half of the rental fee and the Firewise Community the other half. SJIF&R is committed to make this program available through the fall. The “no cost” opportunity will run through July.

The program is available to Firewise Communities as a whole and to individual property owners within a recognized community.

None of this would be possible without the support of the great crew at Harbor Rental. Just provide them with your address and the name of your Firewise Community when you make the reservation for the chipper and they will take it from there.

For further information on the chipper program or creating a Firewise Community contact San Juan Island Fire at 378-5334.

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