Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council Wildfire Awareness Fair This Sunday

This Sunday the 5th from 1 to 3 p.m. at Chino Valley Fire District Station 64 is a Wildfire Awareness Fair, hosted by the Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council.

Representatives from the fire departments of the Chino Valley and Brea, and the state agency CalFire will be there and station tours and self-guided tours of the Firewise garden that runs between the station and Carbon Canyon Road will also be available.

It is also a chance to meet with and talk to your Canyon neighbors, so the Council hopes to see you there!

Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council Wildfire Awareness Fair This Saturday

The Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council hosts its annual Wildfire Awareness Fair this Saturday, 14 September from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Western Hills Park, located at the corner of Canon Lane and Carbon Canyon Road in Chino Hills.

The event features vendors and exhibitors selling and demonstrating fire protection products, activities held by such sponsors as Home Depot, a drawing for a variety of prizes offered by local businesses, refreshments and more.

With the drought in our region continuing after a second consecutive low-precipitation winter, dry and combustible plant material, the eruption of major wildfires throughout the American West, and the likelihood of fall Santa Ana conditions looming, as well as a commemoration coming soon for the fifth anniversary of the devastating Freeway Complex Fire, this fair takes on more meaning and resonance than ever.

This is an opportunity for canyon residents and anyone living in or near wildfire-prone areas to learn more about what can be done to provide protection for homes and property.  The Fire Safe Council will be following this event with a brush pickup day held just across Canon Lane from the park in two weeks, on Saturday, 28 September from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., as another key element in its mission to provide for fire awareness and protection advocacy in Carbon Canyon.

Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council Upcoming Events

The Rim Fire in Yosemite National Park and surrounding areas is moving quickly towards being one of the biggest, if not the largest, wildfires in California history.  Major conflagrations have occurred in the drought-stricken western states like Colorado and Arizona, as well as in other parts of California. 

Unfortunately, prolonged drought conditions and factors emanating from climate change do not portend a lessening of wildfire events and as development continues and is planned in and near wild-land areas, the problem likely will worsen--all the more reason (though certainly not the only) for the City of Brea to deny the Madrona housing project, should that matter come before the city council on appeal of the Planning Commission's narrow 3-2 approval of Madrona's predecessor, Canyon Crest.

As firefighting agencies put it these days, "fire season is all year long," instead of during the fall when Santa Ana winds blow or when hot late spring or summer weather dries out growth from the previous winter's rains.  Consequently, organizations like the local Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council are working year round to do what they can to mitigate fire risks.

In September, then, the Council will be holding two major events dealing with fire suppression and awareness efforts, as shown on the flyer above.

On Saturday, 14 September from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Council hosts its annual "Wildfire Awareness Fair" at Western Hills Park, located at the corner of Carbon Canyon Road and Canon Lane.  The free fair includes fire protection product demos, information on landscaping appropriate to our region, exhibits and information provided by local agencies, vendors and associations; prize drawings; and more.

Two weeks after that, on Saturday, 28 September from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Council conducts the last of two "Brush Clearance Drop Off" days, in which residents of the Chino Hills portion of Carbon Canyon can bring brush removed from their property and, assisted by Council volunteers, unload them into roll-off bins provided by the City of Chino Hills through Chino Hills Disposal.

For more information on these upcoming events and on the Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council, visit at www.CarbonCanyonFSC.com or call (909) 902-5280, x. 409.