Firewise Town Hall Meeting

Title: Firewise Town Hall Meeting
Location: Wink Park, 211 North Park Street, Wink, Texas
Description: WINK, Texas – Residents in Winkler County interested in learning how to protect themselves from wildfire are invited to a town hall meeting on April 11.

The gathering is set for 6:30 p.m. at Wink Park, 211 North Park Street. If bad weather occurs, the meeting will be moved to the Wink School Cafeteria at 200 Rosey Dodd Avenue.

Representatives from Texas Forest Service will be on hand to answer questions and talk about what you can do to protect your home and family from wildfire.

For example, you can reduce potential losses by adopting Firewise landscaping practices 100 to 200 feet around your home. That includes moving firewood and clearing dead and dense vegetation.

Wildland Urban Interface Specialist Jan Fulkerson stressed that wildfires are a community-wide problem, which means reducing risks to homes and property is everyone’s responsibility.

“More than 80 percent of wildfires in Texas occur within 2 miles of a community,” Fulkerson said, reminding residents that wildfires have raged through Wink County before and likely will again. “We want to encourage residents to take proactive measures that could end up saving lives and property.”

For more information, visit www.texasfirestorm.org and www.texasfirewise.org.

Meeting Details:
What: Town hall meeting – Firewise principles
When: Monday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Wink Park, 211 North Park Street, Wink, Texas

Contact:
Jan Fulkerson, Wildland Urban Interface Specialist
979-220-1010, jfulkerson@tfs.tamu.edu
Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2011-04-11