Fire Wise
Waldron Fire Wise Training
19/07/08 16:00
July 19th, 2008 - Waldron Fire Wise Training
The Waldron Community continues to work towards a safer and more FireWise community. They are in their 5th year of proactive work with Mother Nature to clear away dead and down debris which create a real fire hazard in the dry summer months. They suffered a near disaster in 2003 when a flare gun set off a fast moving brush fire. Since that day, Waldron Island has worked together with the Orcas Island Fire Department, the Department of Natural Resources and their community to reduce their risk because - they ARE their own fire department! Calling 911 will get help from Orcas or other agencies moving in their direction. But that will be manpower for the most part. And it could be up to hours away! They have organized community clean ups, home owner awareness programs and even taken a few firefighting tips from the local experts. The last event was coordinated with Orcas Fire's Max Jones as a basic introduction to Wildland Fire Interface, when wildfire meets homes... They have designed and built three firefighting "trailers" that are simple to use and light to haul with most any vehicle with a trailer hitch.
They plan to continue this community effort as long as it takes to "keep folks informed and safe". Good job Waldron Island!
In 2003, Waldron was working with old fire engines that were complicated and required costly maintenance.
The newly designed Fire Trailer! 250 gallons of water that can be pulled nearly anywhere a vehicle can go.
Simple design and 200 feet of 1" hose makes it easy and quick to deploy.
Community members train on pump use.
These people care about their community! Good Job Waldron.
The Waldron Community continues to work towards a safer and more FireWise community. They are in their 5th year of proactive work with Mother Nature to clear away dead and down debris which create a real fire hazard in the dry summer months. They suffered a near disaster in 2003 when a flare gun set off a fast moving brush fire. Since that day, Waldron Island has worked together with the Orcas Island Fire Department, the Department of Natural Resources and their community to reduce their risk because - they ARE their own fire department! Calling 911 will get help from Orcas or other agencies moving in their direction. But that will be manpower for the most part. And it could be up to hours away! They have organized community clean ups, home owner awareness programs and even taken a few firefighting tips from the local experts. The last event was coordinated with Orcas Fire's Max Jones as a basic introduction to Wildland Fire Interface, when wildfire meets homes... They have designed and built three firefighting "trailers" that are simple to use and light to haul with most any vehicle with a trailer hitch.
They plan to continue this community effort as long as it takes to "keep folks informed and safe". Good job Waldron Island!
In 2003, Waldron was working with old fire engines that were complicated and required costly maintenance.
The newly designed Fire Trailer! 250 gallons of water that can be pulled nearly anywhere a vehicle can go.
Simple design and 200 feet of 1" hose makes it easy and quick to deploy.
Community members train on pump use.
These people care about their community! Good Job Waldron.