Amador County – Wildfire Awareness Week is coming May 1-7 and will be showcased this weekend with the actual defensible space clearing process in neighboring Nevada County.
The U.S. Forest Service announced plans for an “Extreme Home Makeover – Defensible-Space Style” this weekend to demonstrate the creation of fire safety and defensible space at a Grass Valley home.
The homeowner, Bureau of Land Management staff, members of the Nevada County Fire Safe Council, a certified arborist volunteer and 4H volunteers will attend the work project, set for 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 30 at 15384 Rattlesnake Road in Grass Valley.
BLM public information officer Jane Arteaga and Joanne Drummond, executive director of the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County announced the event last week. The defensible space makeover was planned to allow Nevada County and any attending homeowners to get experience preparing for fire season. Drummond said Foothills residents can watch this weekend as one Grass Valley home gets an “Extreme Makeover,” just in time for fire season.
She said “representatives from the California Fire Alliance, Fire Safe Council of Nevada County and Chicago Park 4-H Club will help one homeowner create a defensible space around his home.” Members of the public are welcome to watch and learn this Saturday, April 30.
“Take Responsibility” Day will kick off Wildfire Awareness Week and show homeowners in Nevada County what they can do now to protect their homes this summer and prevent the spread of wildfires.
“This event will give homeowners the chance to see an actual defensible space clearing in process at a local home,” said Joanne Drummond, executive director of the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County. “People can see the clearing in action and ask questions of the homeowner, Bureau of Land Management staff, Fire Safe Council staff, a certified arborist volunteer and 4-H volunteers.”
The Extreme Makeover – Defensible-Space Style” is 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 30 at 15384 Rattlesnake Road, Grass Valley.
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