Taming the Threat of Wild Fires -Tuesday, April 25

EVERGREEN FIRE DEPARTMENT TO HOST WORKSHOP FOR MOUNTAIN RESIDENTS TUESDAY, APRIL 25 AT EVERGREEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

If you had only five minutes before leaving your home forever, what would you take? In May 2002, many of our Evergreen neighbors were faced with that devastating question, as an early season wild fire raged out of control on Black Mountain. Luckily, after three days of mandatory evacuation, the homes in the area were spared, but the residents of Evergreen and surrounding areas were left with a new sense of urgency to create "defensible spaces" near their homes. Please join Einar Jensen, Evergreen Fire Department Community Education Director, for "Taming the Threat of Wild Fires" Tuesday, April 25, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Evergreen United Methodist Church, 3757 South Ponderosa Drive, Evergreen, Colo. Mr. Jensen will provide an educational overview of the wild fire threat in Evergreen and preventative measures that all homeowners can take to reduce that threat now. Please encourage your friends and neighbors to attend this important workshop - it could save their home, and yours!