NEWS UPDATE April 9, 2009 FireFree Spring Clean Up events! FireFree is happy to bring you expanded Spring Clean Up events this year. See the list at right for the Free Recycling days in your area. Once again, we have NINE full days of Free Yard Debris Recycling at Knott Landfill and additional opportunities across central Oregon. FireFree encourages residents to clean up and maintain their home ignition zones by bringing branches, leaves, shrubs and pine needles to area collection sites during FireFree events. To see how you can get in the FireFree Zone, click here for the Ten Tips.
WILDFIRE DEFENSE You can reduce your risk of wildfire in just a few hours. Prepare for wildland fire by focusing on your home ignition zone. In the first 30 feet around your home, create a fire-resistant zone to help reduce the spread of wildfire and protect your property. Recycle your needles, leaves, small branches and brush and keep your property free from fire. GET IN THE FIREFREE ZONE! The Central Oregon FireFree program is a successful educational movement that has changed attitudes and behaviors about wildfires over the last decade. Each year thousands of residents participate in the spring and fall recycling events, but more importantly, they are protecting themselves and their neighborhoods from devastating wildland fires. See the FireFree Events Schedule above. DEFINE YOUR FIREFREE ZONE Click here for a downloadable poster
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Bend: Westside Bend Recycle Depot: Alfalfa: Sisters: La Pine: Madras: Sunriver: Redmond: Camp Sherman TBD
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