MEDIA INVITED TO FIREWISE CLEANUP DAY EVENT, WEST LINN, OR - SATURDAY, JULY 19TH
News Release from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue
Posted on FlashAlert: July 16th, 2014 6:16 PM
Barrington Heights neighborhood becomes a Firewise community and takes proactive steps to protect their homes from wildfire risk
TVF&R, Oregon Dept. of Forestry, and Oregon Dept. of Transportation partner together to create wildfire fuel break
WHAT: Neighbors create wildfire defensible spaces at their homes and TVF&R, ODF, & ODOT partner to improve wildfire fuel break on ODOT property
WHEN: Saturday, July 19, 2014, 8:30am - 5:00pm (Media invited from 8:30am - 10:00am)
WHERE: Cul-de-sac at Beacon Hill Drive & Imperial Drive, West Linn, OR
(Map Coordinates: 45.350938, -122.632721)
MEDIA: Shadow a Firewise Home Assessment; Observation of fuels mitigation with ODF/ODOT/TVF&R crews; Interviews with homeowner Robert Jester & Levi Hopkins (ODF), Kimberly Dinwiddie (ODOT), and Chief Brian Sherrard (TVF&R)
CONTACT:
Stefan Myers, Public Affairs Officer, (503) 259-1203, Stefan.myers@tvfr.com
Kimberly Dinwiddie, Community Affairs Coordinator, (503) 731-8281, Kimberly.Dinwiddie@odot.state.or.us
Jenna Nelson, Firewise Coordinator, (503) 829-2216; jenna.a.nelson@state.or.us
On Saturday, July 19th, neighbors and homeowners in the Barrington Heights area of West Linn, OR will come together to celebrate their Firewise community cleanup and education day. Working with Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue (TVF&R) and the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), residents were provided education and guidance to create wildfire defensible spaces on their home property. This proactive effort removes and reduces fuels that readily propagate fire close to homes and structures and create fuel breaks that limit the spread of wildfires.
Concurrently, TVF&R, ODF, and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), will be working in partnership to improve the wildfire fuel breaks on the ODOT-managed property immediately adjacent to the Barrington Heights neighborhood. This activity builds upon ODOTs early efforts to create fuel breaks in vegetation and shrubbery that significantly stunt the progression of fire.
In addition to becoming a Firewise community, the Barrington Heights Neighborhood Association (BHTNA) will also become patron of the Adopt-A-Landscape Program. This ODOT program allows members of the association to access the ODOT managed property giving them the ability to continue regular vegetation fuels control by maintaining vegetation within specified criteria.
West Linn Mayor John Kovash states, "We are proud of the Barrington Heights neighborhood for pulling together and working to become the first Firewise community in West Linn. It is our hope that the residents in Barrington Heights will take their new knowledge and share it with the rest of West Linn."
NFPA's Firewise Communities Program encourages local solutions for safety by involving homeowners in taking individual responsibility for preparing their homes from the risk of wildfire. Firewise is a key component of Fire Adapted Communities - a collaborative approach that connects all those who play a role in wildfire education, planning and action with comprehensive resources to help reduce risk.
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue provides fire protection and emergency medical services to approximately 454,000 citizens in one of the fastest growing regions in Oregon. Our 210 square mile service area includes the cities of Beaverton, Durham, King City, Rivergrove, Sherwood, Tigard, Tualatin, West Linn, and Wilsonville, and unincorporated portions of Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington County.
It is the mission of the Oregon Department of Forestry to serve the people of Oregon by protecting, managing, and promoting stewardship of Oregon's forests to enhance environmental, economic, and community sustainability. For more information, please visit: www.oregon.gov/odf
The Oregon Department of Transportation works to provide a safe, efficient transportation system that supports economic opportunity and livable communities for Oregonians. We develop programs related to Oregon's system of highways, roads, and bridges; railways; public transportation services; transportation safety programs; driver and vehicle licensing; and motor carrier regulation. For more information, please visit: www.oregon.gov/odot
Note to news desks: Media that will follow ODF and ODOT crews into vegetation mitigation zone must wear protective clothing and equipment. This includes long pants (no skirts, no kilts, no leggings, no exceptions), thick soled work boots that lace up and over the ankle, tennis shoes, rubber boots and ballet flats are not allowed, reflective vests and hard hats. Media that are not appropriately dressed will not be allowed into the work zone. This work area on the slope nearly 100 feet over I-205 is normally closed to the public.
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TVF&R, Oregon Dept. of Forestry, and Oregon Dept. of Transportation partner together to create wildfire fuel break
WHAT: Neighbors create wildfire defensible spaces at their homes and TVF&R, ODF, & ODOT partner to improve wildfire fuel break on ODOT property
WHEN: Saturday, July 19, 2014, 8:30am - 5:00pm (Media invited from 8:30am - 10:00am)
WHERE: Cul-de-sac at Beacon Hill Drive & Imperial Drive, West Linn, OR
(Map Coordinates: 45.350938, -122.632721)
MEDIA: Shadow a Firewise Home Assessment; Observation of fuels mitigation with ODF/ODOT/TVF&R crews; Interviews with homeowner Robert Jester & Levi Hopkins (ODF), Kimberly Dinwiddie (ODOT), and Chief Brian Sherrard (TVF&R)
CONTACT:
Stefan Myers, Public Affairs Officer, (503) 259-1203, Stefan.myers@tvfr.com
Kimberly Dinwiddie, Community Affairs Coordinator, (503) 731-8281, Kimberly.Dinwiddie@odot.state.or.us
Jenna Nelson, Firewise Coordinator, (503) 829-2216; jenna.a.nelson@state.or.us
On Saturday, July 19th, neighbors and homeowners in the Barrington Heights area of West Linn, OR will come together to celebrate their Firewise community cleanup and education day. Working with Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue (TVF&R) and the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), residents were provided education and guidance to create wildfire defensible spaces on their home property. This proactive effort removes and reduces fuels that readily propagate fire close to homes and structures and create fuel breaks that limit the spread of wildfires.
Concurrently, TVF&R, ODF, and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), will be working in partnership to improve the wildfire fuel breaks on the ODOT-managed property immediately adjacent to the Barrington Heights neighborhood. This activity builds upon ODOTs early efforts to create fuel breaks in vegetation and shrubbery that significantly stunt the progression of fire.
In addition to becoming a Firewise community, the Barrington Heights Neighborhood Association (BHTNA) will also become patron of the Adopt-A-Landscape Program. This ODOT program allows members of the association to access the ODOT managed property giving them the ability to continue regular vegetation fuels control by maintaining vegetation within specified criteria.
West Linn Mayor John Kovash states, "We are proud of the Barrington Heights neighborhood for pulling together and working to become the first Firewise community in West Linn. It is our hope that the residents in Barrington Heights will take their new knowledge and share it with the rest of West Linn."
NFPA's Firewise Communities Program encourages local solutions for safety by involving homeowners in taking individual responsibility for preparing their homes from the risk of wildfire. Firewise is a key component of Fire Adapted Communities - a collaborative approach that connects all those who play a role in wildfire education, planning and action with comprehensive resources to help reduce risk.
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue provides fire protection and emergency medical services to approximately 454,000 citizens in one of the fastest growing regions in Oregon. Our 210 square mile service area includes the cities of Beaverton, Durham, King City, Rivergrove, Sherwood, Tigard, Tualatin, West Linn, and Wilsonville, and unincorporated portions of Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington County.
It is the mission of the Oregon Department of Forestry to serve the people of Oregon by protecting, managing, and promoting stewardship of Oregon's forests to enhance environmental, economic, and community sustainability. For more information, please visit: www.oregon.gov/odf
The Oregon Department of Transportation works to provide a safe, efficient transportation system that supports economic opportunity and livable communities for Oregonians. We develop programs related to Oregon's system of highways, roads, and bridges; railways; public transportation services; transportation safety programs; driver and vehicle licensing; and motor carrier regulation. For more information, please visit: www.oregon.gov/odot
Note to news desks: Media that will follow ODF and ODOT crews into vegetation mitigation zone must wear protective clothing and equipment. This includes long pants (no skirts, no kilts, no leggings, no exceptions), thick soled work boots that lace up and over the ankle, tennis shoes, rubber boots and ballet flats are not allowed, reflective vests and hard hats. Media that are not appropriately dressed will not be allowed into the work zone. This work area on the slope nearly 100 feet over I-205 is normally closed to the public.
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