FEMA released $511,153 in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds to Lake County, Minnesota, for the installation of fire-resistant roofing materials on 65 residential and commercial structures
Lake County Gets Grant to Help with Future Forest Fires
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Monday, March 30, 2015
Colorado Homeowners Get Wildfire Pointers
Pike's Pike Wildfire Prevention Partners held a full-day prevention workshop to educate Colorado homeowners on the finer points of wildfires
Wildfire education series continues Friday
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Wildfire education series continues Friday
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Saturday, March 28, 2015
Oakland Hills Residents Worry About Wildfires
Residents of California's Oakland Hills fear that, with the demise of the Wildfire Prevention Assessment District, wildfires could become an even greater danger
Piedmonter/Montclarion letters: Prevention key to firefighting
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Piedmonter/Montclarion letters: Prevention key to firefighting
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Friday, March 27, 2015
California City Offers Free Chipping Service To Reduce Wildfire Fuel
To encourage people in high fire hazard areas to clear brush around their homes before the wildfire season begins, Hayward, California, is providing a free chipping service
Hayward to provide free chipping to reduce wildfire risk
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Hayward to provide free chipping to reduce wildfire risk
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Thursday, March 26, 2015
Oklahoma Homeowners Advised To Prepare For Wildfires
The Payne County Emergency Management Director provided some tips to Oklahoma homeowners as warming temperatures increased the risk of wildfires
Q5: Spring increases risk of wildfires
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Q5: Spring increases risk of wildfires
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Butte County Community Earns Firewise Award
Butte County Fire Safe Council issued a press release announcing that Forbestown, California, has earned a Firewise Communities award for its efforts to reduce its vulnerability to wildfires
Forbestown gets award for wildfire preparedness
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Forbestown gets award for wildfire preparedness
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Colorado Insurance Policies Double Due To Wildfires
Colorado homeowners have seen their insurance premiums double or policies cancelled altogether due, in part, to wildfire activity over the past few years
Colorado disasters lead to home insurance spikes, cancellations
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Colorado disasters lead to home insurance spikes, cancellations
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Monday, March 23, 2015
Firewise of Southwest Colorado Wins Award For Wildfire Preparations
Firewise of Southwest Colorado and the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision have won national recognition for their work in wildfire preparedness and mitigation
Wildfire preparedness, mitigation efforts honored
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Wildfire preparedness, mitigation efforts honored
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Saturday, March 21, 2015
Oregon Homeowners Get Wildfire Tips From DFPA
The Douglas Forest Protective Association says now is the time Oregon homeowners should start cleaning up the trees and brush around their homes
Spring cleaning protects homes from wildfire
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Spring cleaning protects homes from wildfire
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Friday, March 20, 2015
Meetings Scheduled To Discuss Kauai CWPP Next Week
Meetings are planned next week to discuss Hawaii's Kauai Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Input sought for wildfire protection plans
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Input sought for wildfire protection plans
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Thursday, March 19, 2015
Colorado Homeowners To Discuss Wildfire Preparations
Pitkin County, Colorado's, wildfire council will hold a meeting next Wednesday to educate homeowners on steps they can take to protect their property from wildfire
PitCo forming wildfire council
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PitCo forming wildfire council
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Pennsylvania Governor Wolf Declares March 15-21 Wildfire Prevention Week
Pennsylvania's governor declared Wildfire Prevention Week while warning that winds and warming temperatures can combine to elevate the fire danger across the state's forests and wildlands
Pennsylvania Governor Wolf Declares March 15-21 Wildfire Prevention Week
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Pennsylvania Governor Wolf Declares March 15-21 Wildfire Prevention Week
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Crestbrook Insurance Company Unveils New Wildfire Protection Program
Crestbrook Insurance Company announced the launch of a program in collaboration with Wildfire Defense Systems that aims to better protect homes in several Western states from wildfires
Crestbrook Insurance® Introduces Wildfire Solutions Program
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Crestbrook Insurance® Introduces Wildfire Solutions Program
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Monday, March 16, 2015
CoreLogic Identifies Helena, Montana, Homes At Risk From Wildfires
CoreLogic's latest report indicated that nearly 3,000 homes in the Helena area are at high risk from wildfires with total rebuilding costs estimated to be nearly $750 million
Helena homes in danger: Report says nearly 3,000 residences at high risk for wildfire
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Helena homes in danger: Report says nearly 3,000 residences at high risk for wildfire
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Saturday, March 14, 2015
Grant County, WA, Preparing CWPP
Public comments on a Community Wildfire Protection Plan for Grant County, Washington, will be accepted at a meeting on March 19th in Moses Lake
Comments sought, information offered on wildfire protection plan
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Comments sought, information offered on wildfire protection plan
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Friday, March 13, 2015
Arizona Homeowners Get Wildfire Tips
Homeowners in Arizona's White Mountains were given some pointers on how to prepare their homes for wildfires
How to make your home defensible from wildfire
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How to make your home defensible from wildfire
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Thursday, March 12, 2015
Tucson Homeowners Warned About Wildfire Danger
Homeowners in Tucson, Arizona, were warned that dry fuel conditions increased the wildfire danger
Wild grasses pose Tucson-area wildfire threat
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Wild grasses pose Tucson-area wildfire threat
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
FireFree Event Shows Oregonians How To Prepare For Wildfires
Wildfire NOTD subscriber Alison Green, the Program Coordinator for Project Wildfire, sent along a press release for their upcoming spring FireFree event in Central Oregon
Spring FireFree
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Spring FireFree
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Mesa County, Colorado, Applying For Wildfire Grant
Mesa County Emergency Management has applied for a $57,000 grant to pay for fuel reduction around Glade Park, Colorado
Grant allows for wildfire mitigation on Glade Park
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Grant allows for wildfire mitigation on Glade Park
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Monday, March 9, 2015
Over 2,300 Portland, Oregon, Homes At Risk From Wildfires
Over 2,300 homes in Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro area are at risk from wildfires, with rebuilding costs estimated to be $2.3 billion
Thousands of Portland-area homes face wildfire risk
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Thousands of Portland-area homes face wildfire risk
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Saturday, March 7, 2015
Nearly 1,500 Humboldt County Homes At Risk From Wildfires
This week's CoreLogic report showed that nearly 1,500 homes in Humboldt County, California, were at risk from wildfires
Report: 1,450 Humboldt homes at high or very wildfire risk
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Report: 1,450 Humboldt homes at high or very wildfire risk
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Friday, March 6, 2015
Hawaii Prepares CWPPs for Maui Neighborhoods
Community Wildfire Protection Plans for Upcountry/Central Maui and South Maui will be discussed at a series of meetings
Community Meetings Scheduled to Gather Input for Wildfire Protection Plans
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Community Meetings Scheduled to Gather Input for Wildfire Protection Plans
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Thursday, March 5, 2015
30,000 Northern California Homes At Risk From Wildfires
Nearly 30,000 homes were identified as at risk in California's San Francisco and Marin counties by the latest CoreLogic report
Wildfires pose big risk to many Marin homes, report finds
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Wildfires pose big risk to many Marin homes, report finds
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Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Wildfire Preparedness Meeting To Be Held In Helena, Montana
The Natural Resources Conservation Service and the USFS will host a pair of meetings in Helena, Montana, to help homeowners learn more about what they can do to better prepare for wildfires
Officials hosting Montana wildfire mitigation meetings
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Officials hosting Montana wildfire mitigation meetings
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Arizona Homeowners Get Wildfire Tips
Officials from Arizona's Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests provided some tips to homeowners in the White Mountains on preventing wildfires
Prevent wildfires by properly disposing of hot ashes
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Prevent wildfires by properly disposing of hot ashes
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Monday, March 2, 2015
West Virginia Division Of Forestry Offers Wildfire Tips
The West Virginia Division of Forestry provided tips to homeowners on how to protect their property from wildfires on the eve of the spring forest fire season
Spring Forest Fire Season Starts Sunday
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Spring Forest Fire Season Starts Sunday
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