JACKSON, Wyo. — The Town and County’s Fire/EMS department has come up with a program to help community members reduce and remove vegetation from around their homes that could possibly lead to or feed wildfires.
Through a grant of $30,000 from the Colorado-based nonprofit Coalitions and Collaboratives, the Fire Department has funding to support disposal fees at the trash transfer station. Bobbi Clauson, Wildfire Prevention Specialist said “instead of having people burn brush fires, we want to support locals to dispose of vegetation that could be harmful to setting off wildfires properly, and safely.”
To take advantage of this new program, community members can schedule a visit to their homes, to asses their property and remove any potential ´fuels´ that might feed a fire, and dispose of them. Afterward, residents can visit Fire/EMS with receipts from the trash transfer station to get reimbursed. This program is in collaboration with Teton County Conservation District, which has run a similar program since 2013, and this is the first year the fire department has run such a program.
Contact Bobbi Clauson, Wildfire Prevention Specialist at bcaluson@tetoncountywy.gov
for details.
