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City of Ashland, Oregon / Fire / City News
Ashland Fire & Rescue Announces Firewise Week Events
Ashland’s first annual Firewise Week will be celebrated in Ashland, between May 5th and May 12th.
Firewise week is the time to promote Firewise Communities, to make sure Ashland homes and yards are Firewise, and to get ready for wildfire season. Firewise Week is the same week as the regional Wildfire Awareness Week, sponsored in Oregon by Keep Oregon Green.
This year’s theme is “Protect Your Home, Protect Your Community”. Home loss to wildfire is not inevitable. Simple low cost actions around a home and yard can determine whether a home survives a wildfire, or is devastated by windborne embers from a nearby fire. Because Ashland’s homes are close together, neighbors can work together to prevent the spread of wildfire in a neighborhood.
Ashland’s Firewise Commission has been working on several events for city residents to promote Firewise Communities in Ashland.
Firewise Week Events:
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May 5th: First Annual Firewise 5K! An SOU student is organizing this race for Firewise awareness in Ashland as his Capstone Project. A free 1K event for kids will be part of the fun. Proceeds will benefit the Ashland Emergency Food Bank.
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May 6th: Firewise Clean-Up Day. Free yard debris drop-off for Ashland residents to dispose of all those leftover leaves, dead plants, branches and overhanging tree limbs that can be fuel for a wildfire. See the link for more specific information about this opportunity. This event is a partnership with Recology Ashland Sanitary Service.
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Firewise in the 4th Grade Poster Contest Winners Announced: Ashland’s 4th graders have learned about The Firewise 5 and the poster contest winners will be announced this week, with the winning poster displayed at Ashland Fire Station 1, and participant posters displayed at the Ashland library.
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All Week: Ashland Public Library will be featuring a Firewise display and wildfire-related literature. The children’s department will host Smokey Bear and special guests during story times. See www.jcls.org for more info!
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Mayor Stromberg will read a Firewise Week Proclamation at the May 1st City Council Meeting.
Contact Ali True, Firewise Communities Coordinator, at 541-482-2770, for more information.
Release Date: 4/30/2012
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