Deschutes County is proud to recognize it’s 50th Firewise community, a milestone that reiterates local commitment to wildfire prevention. More than 13,000 homes in the County participate in the program.The national Firewise USA program and local Project Wildfire staff, fire districts and the Oregon Department of Forestry provide communities that...
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The 2022 Greater Redmond CWPP DRAFT Revision is Now Available for Public Review After convening partners and interested parties, a draft of the Greater Redmond Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) is now available for review. The review period is planned to close June 10 with signatures being obtained shortly afterwards. During the review period, comments can be sent to [email protected] Updates to the...
Home fires claim seven lives every day, but you can help change that. Help keep your family safe by taking a couple simple steps: Test your smoke alarms monthly. Practice your 2-minute drill. You can request a free smoke alarm by calling: (541)749-4144 or visit, www.redcross.org/cascades Every day there are...
As the number of communities that are a Firewise Recognized Site passes the milestone of 50, we reached out to a community to ask their thoughts on the program. Leslie Allison in Sage Meadows near Sisters, shares her thoughts regarding the program impacts and how Firewise has helped bring her...
Home fires claim seven lives every day, but you can help change that. This spring, join our national movement and pledge to keep your family safe by taking 2 simple steps: Practice your 2-minute escape drill and test your smoke alarms monthly. American Red Cross volunteers will also Sound the Alarm in...
Borrowing from Broken Top’s example and resources found on ProjectWildfire.org website I have put together steps as a guide with tips and suggested resources to help communities plan neighborhood assessments or other Firewise projects throughout Deschutes County. The below process could be applied to just about any kind of Firewise...
As we have finished up a three part Firewise Workshop, there were many success stories and processes we learned about that our communities use to conduct outreach, educate and improve their defensible space. While the workshops served as a great place to share these experiences, not all of these stories...
Welcome to May! May is the perfect time of the year to focus on wildfire preparedness in Central Oregon. Below is a sampling of ways to become more aware of wildfire while preparing for the coming wildfire season. And wildfire season is coming. A quick check of current snow pack...
After a lot of conversations, planning and adjustments due to Covid-19 the FireFree dates are all now finalized. Residents are encouraged to prepare and maintain their defensible space this spring in advance of fire season. This is a great opportunity to dispose of your yard debris free of charge. As...
Many people have had the wrong package delivered on their doorstep even though the person delivering the item thought they were in the right place. Sound familiar? Imagine if instead of delivering a package, first responders were on their way to your home. In an emergency, every second counts. One...