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Firewise Madera County Blog

This is the Firewise Madera County main "blog" archive. Articles are time sensitive. Current posts appear at the top. Firewise Madera County is a collaborative education and outreach program of the County of Madera. FMC is designed to protect lives and property from wildfire through education, personal responsibility and taking action. The program promotes the NFPA Firewise Communities USA program.

Rotary AM Firewise Presentation in Oakhurst

2015-rotary-am-firewise-april-presentation
The rotary AM 0700 meeting in Oakhurst went well. Firewise Madera County coordinator Roger Maybee made the Firewise Madera County presentation on getting Firewise to protect lives and protect from wildfire.

The presentation was well received. The primary take away was that hardening your home is the best thing you can do the prepare for the inevitable widlfire coming your way.

Lion’s Club March Firewise Presentation

2015 March Lions Club Firewise Presentation Roger Maybee
Firewise Madera County Coordinator Roger Maybee makes the “How to Harden Your Home” Firewise presentation to the Lion’s Club. Note the photo on left demonstrating that defensible space alone is not enough.

The Firewise Madera County March 18, 2015 Lion’s Club presentation went well. Roger Maybee showed residents how to harden you home. [Read more…]