Event in Aromas will offer tips on protecting homes from
catastrophic blazes; other workshops planned
A free public workshop on how to make properties and
neighborhoods safer from catastrophic wildfires will be held Sunday
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Aromas Fire Station.
Event in Aromas will offer tips on protecting homes from catastrophic blazes; other workshops planned
A free public workshop on how to make properties and neighborhoods safer from catastrophic wildfires will be held Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Aromas Fire Station.
Sponsored by CalFire, the San Benito Fire Safe Council and the Resource Conservation Districts of Monterey and San Benito counties, the event will offer information on topics such as creating defensible space, fire-resistant landscaping and emergency preparedness.
Information about funding private projects will also be available.
The workshop will feature a guided tour of a private landowner’s fuel-load reduction project. County representatives and fire and vegetation management professionals will be on hand to answer questions.
Guests will learn about brush and debris clearing, plant selection, soil protection, safe distances for landscaping near structures and emergency preparedness tips.
The workshop, funded by a grant from the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts, will close with chipping and masticator demonstrations along with information on other tools, technical assistance and funding to get fire-safe projects started.
To get to the Aromas Fire Station, take Hwy. 101 to San Juan Road and turn right at Carpenteria Road or take Hwy. 129 (Chittenden Road) to Aromas Road, which turns into Carpenteria. The station is located at 492 Carpenteria.
Workshop signs will be located along the road.
For more information, call Kellie Guerra at 637-4360, ext, 101 or e-mail her at [email protected].
Community wildfire protection meetings
The San Benito County Fire Safe Council, with grant funding from the Bureau of Land Management, is funding a series of public meetings throughout the county.
The first will be held at the San Benito County Fairgrounds on Hwy. 25 on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. Other meetings are scheduled for Nov. 11 at the San Juan Bautista Fire Station and Nov. 18 at the Aromas Grange Hall, both at 6:30 p.m.
The meetings will address the Community Wildfire Protection Plan being developed for the county. Public input is being sought to better understand the vulnerability to wildfire of county residents, businesses and resources.
The plan is designed to promote awareness of the wildland fire hazards and to propose solutions to reduce the risk of such fires.
The meetings will include a brief slideshow by the contractor responsible for developing the plan.
For more information about the meetings, or the plan, contact the San Benito Fire Safe Council at 623-1677.
