Resources:
Firewise USA™ Recognition Program - Community Wildfire Action Plan
[Smith Creek Community] 2022-2024
Year 1 (2022)
● Firewise educations training. Due to the number of new property owners within the community. Firewise training will be held in conjunction 4th of July community celebration. Training by a DNRC Firewise person preferred.
● Individual property owners will continue their yearly cleanup operations. Including driveway and community road fuels reduction.
● Wildland fire training will be held in conjunction 4th of July community celebration will be held at the community Firehouse. Fire engine operations and use will be displayed.
● Evacuation procedures and checklists will be provided on the community website. Property/House numbers displayed at beginning of driveway will reviewed and new/replacement ones installed.
Year 2 (2023)
● Firewise-defensible space-landscape fuels reduction educations training. Looking at examples of good and not so good. Firewise training will be held in conjunction 4th of July community celebration. Training by a DNRC Firewise person preferred.
● Individual property owners will continue their yearly cleanup operations. Including driveway and community road fuels reduction.
● Wildland fire training will be held in conjunction 4th of July community celebration will be held at the community Firehouse. Fire engine operations and use will be displayed.
● Evacuation procedures and checklists will be reviewed during wildland fire training. Property/House numbers displayed at beginning of driveway will reviewed and new/replacement ones installed.
Year 3 (2024)
● Firewise educations training. Firewise and landscape hazard reduction training and tours. Firewise training will be held in conjunction 4th of July community celebration.
● Individual property owners will continue their yearly cleanup operations. Including driveway and community road fuels reduction.
● Wildland fire training will be held in conjunction 4th of July community celebration will be held at the community Firehouse. Fire engine operations and use will be displayed.
● Evacuation procedures and checklists will be provided on the community website. Property/House numbers displayed at beginning of driveway will reviewed and new/replacement ones installed.
Special Efforts
● Burn/slash piles which are located around the community need to be burned every fall/winter/spring when there are conditions which make it safe to do so.
[Smith Creek Community] 2022-2024
Year 1 (2022)
● Firewise educations training. Due to the number of new property owners within the community. Firewise training will be held in conjunction 4th of July community celebration. Training by a DNRC Firewise person preferred.
● Individual property owners will continue their yearly cleanup operations. Including driveway and community road fuels reduction.
● Wildland fire training will be held in conjunction 4th of July community celebration will be held at the community Firehouse. Fire engine operations and use will be displayed.
● Evacuation procedures and checklists will be provided on the community website. Property/House numbers displayed at beginning of driveway will reviewed and new/replacement ones installed.
Year 2 (2023)
● Firewise-defensible space-landscape fuels reduction educations training. Looking at examples of good and not so good. Firewise training will be held in conjunction 4th of July community celebration. Training by a DNRC Firewise person preferred.
● Individual property owners will continue their yearly cleanup operations. Including driveway and community road fuels reduction.
● Wildland fire training will be held in conjunction 4th of July community celebration will be held at the community Firehouse. Fire engine operations and use will be displayed.
● Evacuation procedures and checklists will be reviewed during wildland fire training. Property/House numbers displayed at beginning of driveway will reviewed and new/replacement ones installed.
Year 3 (2024)
● Firewise educations training. Firewise and landscape hazard reduction training and tours. Firewise training will be held in conjunction 4th of July community celebration.
● Individual property owners will continue their yearly cleanup operations. Including driveway and community road fuels reduction.
● Wildland fire training will be held in conjunction 4th of July community celebration will be held at the community Firehouse. Fire engine operations and use will be displayed.
● Evacuation procedures and checklists will be provided on the community website. Property/House numbers displayed at beginning of driveway will reviewed and new/replacement ones installed.
Special Efforts
● Burn/slash piles which are located around the community need to be burned every fall/winter/spring when there are conditions which make it safe to do so.
- Goat Mtn Road has areas adjacent to the road (west side) that need fuels reduction. These areas need to be done to complete the hazard reduction work to the west of the road.
Here is the sheet to keep document our continuing wildfire mitigation: FirewiseComunitiesVolunteerTimeSheet.pdf
Contact info for Jess Secrest, Jenney Paddock and Brad Bauer for Firewise information.