ABQjournal: Wising Up on Wildfire Protection -
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Published on: 8/24/2006
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Deb Stefan of EMIFPA said the organization has received Till's proposal."I actually think it's very appropriate because EMIFPA has been around since 1990 and there's quite a few agencies involved in EMIFPA, so I think for us to be able to support them would be great," Stefan said."I also think it's kind of nice that it's a group of private citizens that are trying to start this which, ultimately, I think it's the private homeowners' responsibility to get involved in education and information dissemination and actually doing things for their subdivision in terms of trying to make it safer for a wildfire."Stefan said EMIFPA will look at Till's proposal during its Sept. 9 meeting.Both Till and Stefan said the Firewise proposal is timely because the East Mountains Community Wildfire Protection Plan is in its final draft stages and should be completed soon.The CWPP is a document that describes current and previous environmental conditions in the East Mountains and recommends wildfire fuel-reduction treatments, among other things.Till moved to New Mexico from Washington about eight months ago and has gotten involved with several wildfire protection organizations and activities, he said.He is a member of EMIFPA, a core member for the CWPP and has developed a Wildland Fire Protection Committee for Paa-Ko, he said.Till is a retired regional fire management officer with the National Park Service and has 35 years of fire-management experience, he said.
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