Verde volunteers clean up brush for Firewise certification
Dry conditions bring potential for brush fires in area
Resident volunteers work in the area of McDowell Mountain Park adjacent to Rio Verde to mitigate fire fuel.
Photo courtesy of Verde Communities Firewise
The Verde Communities have begun their annual border maintenance efforts in January to maintain the Firewise certification for the communities, according to Firewise coordinator Diane Newcomb.
Volunteers are working behind Rio Verde on the boundary with McDowell Mountain Regional Park. The county granted permission to continue with the annual cleanup activity on park land.
“The vegetation is not as lush as it has been in past years due to the severe drought, but we are removing dead vegetation and trimming where necessary,” Newcomb said.
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Verde volunteers clean up brush for Firewise certification
Dry conditions bring potential for brush fires in area
Photo courtesy of Verde Communities Firewise
Resident volunteers work in the area of McDowell Mountain Park adjacent to Rio Verde to mitigate fire fuel.
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The Verde Communities have begun their annual border maintenance efforts in January to maintain the Firewise certification for the communities, according to Firewise coordinator Diane Newcomb.
Volunteers are working behind Rio Verde on the boundary with McDowell Mountain Regional Park. The county granted permission to continue with the annual cleanup activity on park land.
“The vegetation is not as lush as it has been in past years due to the severe drought, but we are removing dead vegetation and trimming where necessary,” Newcomb said.
“There are no words for the devastation in California. Our fuel systems are drastically different from theirs, but wildfires and high winds are an extremely dangerous combination under any circumstances. We only hope that people can learn from some of tragedy in California and try to do more to their own backyards, towns and states.”
Both Rio Verde and Tonto Verde have been recognized as Firewise communities by the National Fire Protection Association for a number of years. The experience of the 1995 Rio Fire prompted local residents to bring wildfire mitigation efforts to the forefront.
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