Spring in Summit County means we all start cleaning up our yards after a season of snow covered lawns. Piling up broken branches or downed trees and evaluating and creating defensible space around our homes as needed. The larger branches and trees that can’t be hauled away with the trash can be stacked neatly beside […]
Fire Evacuation Tips
My sister lives in Oak Creek Canyon, near Sedona, Arizona. She recently had to evacuate because of a large wildfire. As she has had to evacuate before, she was more prepared than most. I thought I would copy an email offering fire evacuation tips that she sent to her friends. For the past thirty years […]
Free Chipping Program Continues in Summit County
Summit County is once again encouraging residents to do fire mitigation around their properties. This summer the county chipping program will make its way through neighborhoods chipping up slash piles left at the curb as directed. If you haven’t started to clean up down branches and woody vegetation, don’t worry, there’s still time. The county has a […]
The Buffalo Mountain Wildfire and the Lessons Learned
Living in the mountains surrounded by National Forest lands is an amazing place to be but, like anywhere, it is not without it’s risks. We don’t really have floods, hail or tornadoes around here. Our big concern is wildfire. Unfortunately, on June 12th a wildfire started on Buffalo Mountain just above the Wildernest neighborhood. Buffalo Mountain Fire […]