Posted on: October 5th, 2020

The Risk of Ember Showers

How can something so tiny cause so much destruction?

An ember by itself seems so innocent – one tiny glowing speck.

But make no mistake, embers or “firebrands” can ignite your home as easily as direct flame contact. Embers are usually pieces of twigs or branches that have caught fire. Think of a campfire – when you burn the wood, little pieces of glowing fire disappear into the air around you.

In fact, in recent fires around the country as well as Boulder County, many of the homes destroyed ignited through ember showers. The tell-tale sign is a pile of ashes surrounded by green trees. The trees stay green because the fire never reached the area around the house.

Chipping Program Recap
Over 350 Homeowners Served

Our chipping program has concluded for the 2020 season, and we are proud to report it was a huge success, thanks to our hardworking chipping crew led by Chris Hall.

This was the first time we were able to offer this free service to homeowners in our program, and we are hopeful we will receive funding to do it again in 2021.

One homeowner reported, “I went to town this morning and when I came back, I couldn’t believe it! My huge slash pile that I’d been wanting to get rid of was gone, courtesy of Wildfire Partners.”

Thank you to all those who participated!
Let’s Talk Mitigation!
Wednesday evening

You’ve got questions? We’ve got answers!

This month, we’ll be discussing another option for getting rid of slash piles — pile burning. The thought of using fire in a wildfire zone can seem downright scary, but there are ways to do this safely and effectively.

Join Wildfire Partners staff members, Abby Silver and Leslie Brodhead to talk about pile burning and answer all your mitigation questions.

Wednesday, October 14 at 7 p.m.

Join via Computer Through Zoom Link

Meeting ID = 817 1360 5541
Password = 210719

Sort Yards Closing

If you’ve got slash piles, now’s the time to haul it away to one of Boulder County’s sort yards.

The sort yards will be closing in October. Here’s the closing dates:

Nederland Sort Yard – Saturday, October 17
Meeker Park Sort Yard (Allenspark) – Saturday, October 10

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Wildfire Partners
P.O. Box 1813
Nederland, CO 80466
www.wildfirepartners.org
303-441-1420
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