Wildfire Preparedness Meeting

Title: Wildfire Preparedness Meeting
Location: Leander City Hall, 201 North Brushy, Leander, Texas
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Description: LEANDER, Texas – Residents in the Leander area interested in learning how to protect themselves from wildfire are invited to a town hall meeting this week.

The meeting is set for 7 p.m. Friday, June 24, at Leander City Hall.

Representatives from Texas Forest Service and area fire departments will be on hand to answer questions and talk about what residents can do to protect their home, property and family from the devastation of wildfire.

Residents will be introduced to the Ready, Set, Go! personal wildfire action plan during this meeting. The plan provides checklists for families to work through so that there is a clear understanding of what to do when a fire breaks out in your area.

The plan also outlines ways to protect structures 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 Lexi Maxwell 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,” Maxwell said, reminding residents that recent wildfires have raged through the area and likely will again.

The wildfire facts for this year are staggering. More than 3 million acres of Texas land have burned in 166 counties reaching across the entire state.

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

Meeting Details:
What: Town hall meeting – Wildfire Preparedness
When: Friday, June 24, at 7 p.m.
Where: Leander City Hall, 201 North Brushy, Leander

Contact:
Lexi Maxwell, Wildland Urban Interface Specialist
979-220-1455, lmaxwell@tfs.tamu.edu
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2011-06-24