GRANT FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR HOME
PROTECTION
Central Point, OR: The Oregon Department of
Forestry has received National Fire Plan grant
funding from the Bureau of Land Management for
the protection of homes in the wildfire areas of
Jackson and Josephine Counties.
The program is designed to provide safety zones
around existing homes and along driveways that
will provide:
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Safe evacuation or escape routes for
residents
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Access for firefighters and fire-fighting
equipment
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Areas where firefighters will have a better
chance of safely and effectively protecting homes
from approaching wildfires.
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By removing or reducing flammable vegetation,
residents can affect the way an approaching
wildfire would behave. If done properly, the
project would dramatically lower the intensity of a
wildfire, while maintaining a desirable, natural
looking, and healthy forest setting.
Historical
By- Cory Hamann
We had St. Nick come visit at
the Smith House on Saturday,
December 7 th ! He was a bit
disappointed... he came so far
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small turnout. Usually we have
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somewhere between 30 and 405
We had the elves husseling to
get things ready and well
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anyway, maybe it will be a
better turnout next year. I
think that people get it
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confused with the “ Town
Christmas" that happens the
weekend after. We told •—
St. Nick that the presents not
given out will keep until next
year and we will try again.
But, the cookies and other
refreshments won ’t, so we
shared them with others.
Please stop by and visit your
local museums and iet the ’
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Managment Assistance? Jake
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Residents can apply for cost-share incentives up
to $330.00 to modify an acre of vegetation around
their homes. They can complete the work them
selves or hire it out. In some instances, up to 4
additional acres around a home and driveway may
be approved. Modifications include removing
dead vegetation, thinning-out flammable brush
and small trees, and creating vertical spaces
between flammable brush and the lower limbs of
larger trees.
To request this service, residents can call the
Oregon Department of Forestry at 474-3152 in
Grants Pass, or 664-3328 in Central Point. Forest
Officers are available to meet with residents to
design hazard reduction plans. Once the work has
been completed, they will return to verify the
completed work and process paperwork for a
costshare reimbursement.
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working with BLM and private
are full of cheer, with never a
thought of sorrow; The bld
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landowners. Give him a call at
goes out, but the glad young
Deadline is the 20th
865-7879 or 890-0936
comes merrily in tomorrow.
of the month!!!!
this the last couple of years
________ -Emily Miller-