Valley Voices
During May, communities across the West take a pause and engage in preparations for the upcoming wildfire season in recognition of Wildfire Awareness Month.
Paul Cada
Wildfires in Colorado and throughout the Western U.S. continue to be larger, burn longer and are harder to control. A combination of factors, including heavy accumulations of fuel, dryer and warmer weather, and more human activities in nature, have primed our forests, shrublands and communities to burn. It is incumbent upon everyone governments, businesses and citizens to prepare for wildfire.
For the next five weeks, the town of Vail and Vail Fire are embarking on a community preparedness campaign to help everyone become “wildfire ready.” We challenge all community members to take five simple actions that will make a huge impact during a wildfire event.
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AUGUSTA Maine is on pace this year to surpass 2020 and set a record for wildfires, a disturbing trend caused by more people letting debris fires on their properties get out of control, the Maine Forest Service said.
“As of April 14 in 2020, we had 112 fires that had burned 94.7 acres,” Maine’s Chief Forest Ranger Bill Hamilton said Wednesday. “And so far this year we have had 163 fires that burned 122 acres. We’re quite a bit ahead of where we were last year.”
Forest service spokesman Jim Britt said that more people are burning debris in their yards and on their properties, the result of being stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic and having more time to do yard cleanup work.