Last year the Fire Safe Council was contacted by a resident who's insurance company refused to renew their fire insurance due to the overgrown vegetation behind their residence. Upon investigation by the Fire Safe Council, it was determined that the vegetation lies wholly within a County Flood Control Parcel. There are several homes at severe risk of fire due to this overgrown, unattended vegetation issue.
The area of concern is a small drainage channel which runs from the south side of Apple west of Acorn diagonally east to Acorn then joins the Swarthout Creek channel.
This joint venture involving the Wrightwood Fire Safe Council, San Bernardino County Fire Department, San Bernardino County Flood Control, and the California Department of Fish and Game, was planned and approved to thin the vegetation in the flood control wash adjacent to the at risk properties
After months of letter writing, phone calls, emails and on-site meetings with agency representatives the Wrightwood Fire Safe Council is pleased to announce that San Bernardino County Fire Crews began vegetation reduction this week. This is the 1st time San Bernardino County Fire crews have been used for this type of vegetation reduction anywhere in the county.
Careful attention was placed on a fuel reduction project that would not jeopardize wildlife habitat in the area.
The project should be completed next week depending on weather and fire conditions.
Another joint fuel reduction project that involves the Wrightwood Fire Safe Council, San Bernardino County Fire and private land owners should began in the next couple of weeks. This fuel reduction project will also be dependent on weather and fire conditions and further details and photos will be posted when the project begins.
Many thanks to everyone involved
