Thank-You FireSmart Volunteers

Thanks to the efforts of a hearty group of community volunteers, another section of the Commonage forest, above Upper Diamond Way and adjacent to the District Development underwent a massive FireSmart Cleanup. Trees were laddered up approximately 2 meters off the ground and forest ground fuels were collected. Volunteers managed to fill to the brim, two 20-cu.yd. refuse bins with combustible debris from the forest floor.

Thank you to the following hard working volunteers:

We would also like to thank Wes Brassard, the City of Vernon’s FireSmart Coordinator, and his assistant, Andrew, for attending the event. They provided excellent information about the FireSmart program and conducted homeowner FireSmart assessments in the Falcon Point neighbourhoods, afterwards.

Another big shout out goes to Breanne Tripp for organizing the Predator kitchen staff to cook our hot dogs and hamburgers following the mishap with the BBQ equipment. That worked out just great and we all enjoyed a good lunch despite that!

Also, we would like to recognize Golf Operations Manager, Damian Sayers for securing a tent for us to use. Even though (thankfully) we didn’t need to use it, we appreciated the effort from him on that front.

On the horizon, your FireSmart team is in the planning stages for a fall cleanup event, likely in October, once the golf course is closed for the season. Stay tuned for more information on that.

Thank you again to everyone that turned out to help on this one. By taking these proactive measures to reduce the risk of wildfire, we can protect our homes and community and increase our resilience to wildfire.