Gold Hill Fire Board Member Needed

The Gold Hill Fire Protection District Board has a seat to fill for a community member.  The Board meets on the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM.  If you are interested in serving on the Board or have questions, please contact Rich Lopez at 303 473 0204 rvlopez@aolcom or any of the other board members.  Bobby Vrba,  Boyd Brown or Rick Geesaman.   They have one interested community member and encourage anyone else to let them know and attend the next Board Meeting on Thursday, May 17, when they plan to make a decision.

WILDFIRE PARTNERS

Tony Vrba, Town Meeting Chair, came to enlist the Fire Board in encouraging the community to sign up for the wildfire mitigation assessments, which are free through Wildfire Partners (wildfirepartners.org), and which will also get you 2 free hours of chipping.  The Board voted to sign up as participating partners with SFP

FIRE DANGER

Chief Chris Finn added that he has received the Rocky Mountain Outlook for fire danger and weather from  Seth McKinley the Fire Management Office of the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office  (smckinney@nullbouldercounty.org ) and they are expecting a hot dry fire season this year.   If your grass/weeds are still standing tall from last year, Chris recommends that you cut them and keep them cut, as grass (especially dry grass) carries fire amazingly well.  Also, make sure you clear your gutters of pine needles and aspen leaves.  For more information on wildfire preparedness and mitigation strategies see https://www.bouldercounty.org/disasters/wildfires/mitigation/