NAPA FIREWISE SPONSORS WILDFIRE MITIGATION PROJECT IN DEER PARK

The Napa Communities Firewise Foundation (Napa Firewise), in collaboration with the Deer Park Fire Department; Deer Park Fire Safe Council; St. Helena Hospital; Napa County Public Works; and CALFIRE/Napa County Fire Department, announced that on December 2nd, work will begin on a roadside vegetation removal project near St. Helena Hospital. The goal of the project is to reduce or remove dangerous fire-prone vegetation along roadways that have the potential for spreading wildfire.

The work will take from five to seven days and include the area around the intersection of Deer Park and Lower Sanitarium Road, and then continue to Glass Mountain Road. The site locations were selected because they are highly visible and represent an excellent “before and after” demonstration of Firewise vegetation management techniques. Crews from CALFIRE’s Lake County Konocti Fire Camp will perform a majority of the work.

Stephen Gort, Vice President and Treasurer of Napa Firewise, says the multi-agency effort in creating a demonstration project has become the essential first step in building community awareness of the importance of wildfire preparedness. “Wave the next time you pass one of our work crews,” says Gort. “They love the recognition!”

The Napa Communities Firewise Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3). It was established in 2005 to provide the citizens of Napa County with community-based fire awareness programs and services that encourage individuals and communities to become involved in their own safety. The Deer Park demonstration project is just one of many services offered by Napa Firewise. For more information, visit www.napafirewise.org.  www.facebook.com/napafirewise, or www.twitter.com/napafirewise.