Firefighters urge communities to help prevent fires

24 Jun 2010 08:07 #1 by jf1acai

Allen Galamore of the Colorado State Forest Service said ongoing mitigation, or removal of fuels by thinning out tree stands and grinding up dead vegetation, is very important in these heavily-wooded areas. "As we get into fire season it emphasizes the importance of getting fuels treated before we have fires in these communities," he said.


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A good reminder to keep working on mitigation.

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24 Jun 2010 09:05 #2 by CC
Thx for passing that on JF. There is a lot we can do to protect our properties.

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24 Jun 2010 09:50 #3 by LOL
I wish Park CO. would do the slash days again, I'd pay per truckload. I'd think that is more important than the trash days IMO. Anybody know why they stopped that?

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24 Jun 2010 10:49 #4 by TPP
Hopefully slash/firewood will be done for this year before end of July.

Yes, 30', 60', 90', and alot at 120' from house.

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