When selecting a Firewise project, try to
choose an area that's visible to a number of residents. Also remember to
promote the event in your local newspaper or on a local radio station.
This is an excellent opportunity for positive publicity for your
community, as well as a chance to encourage homeowners to take steps on
their own to make their homes Firewise.
Possible Firewise Day activities are:
Host a chipping day for residents to
remove excess vegetation from their property, as well as community
property.
Hold a pine needle or debris removal day
in cooperation with the local fire department.
Hold a Firewise educational day that
provides information about proper plant and construction choices,
introduces local staff and distributes pertinent Firewise
information for the community.
Create a fuel removal project that
enlists local volunteers, such as cleaning up an elderly or disabled
residents property.
When selecting a Firewise project, try to
choose an area that's visible to a number of residents. Also remember to
promote the event in your local newspaper or on a local radio station.
This is an excellent opportunity for positive publicity for your
community, as well as a chance to encourage homeowners to take steps on
their own to make their homes Firewise.