Fire prep event set for May 8 in Desert Aire
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DESERT AIRE — Grant County Fire District 8 and its community partners will host a kickoff meeting for Desert Aire’s Wildfire Ready Neighbors program.
The event will be held at 504 Desert Aire Drive from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. May 8, said Pam Thorsen, a representative of the South Grant County Chamber of Commerce, one of the groups working on the initiative. The program will include county officials as well as fire district and chamber representatives. The goal is to make area residents aware of the risks of wildfires in and around the area and help them manage their properties so that the risk of wildfire is mitigated. The initial five-year plan is to review 250 properties in Desert Aire each year until all of the homes have been assessed for fire risks.
For more information on the Wildfire Ready Neighbors program, visit https://wildfireready.dnr.wa.gov/.
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