I will be out of the office starting 02/27/2004 and will not return until 03/15/2004. I will respond to your message when I return. If this is a matter...
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SanDiegoFireRecovery@yahoogroups.com Welcome ... Thank you for joining the San Diego Fire Recovery Network email list serve. The Otay, Cedar and Paradise fire...
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... From: Goff, Bruce Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 7:19 PM To: Laeske, Dawn Subject: SDFRN Newsletter - 3 March 2004 THE SAN DIEGO FIRE RECOVERY NETWORK...
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Assistance) reps will be holding a meeting Friday March 19. Might be interesting to drop in and see how SDFRN can work...
FYI ... From: "Diane York" <dinysaur@...> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 11:57:40 -0800 To: "Diane York" <dinysaur@...> Subject: Cedar Fire presentation Sorry...
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Mar 17, 2004 8:18 pm
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Friday night, March 19 6-8 PM Balboa Park War Memorial Building (3325 Zoo Dr - near Park Boulevard) A public scoping meeting for verbal and written comments...
"Nobody wants to hear it, but the solution is to control growth in high fire-risk areas by rezoning to limit construction," Mensing said. "Keep homes out of...
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Mar 18, 2004 10:26 pm
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Fire management strategies in CA shrublands in questionSeveral firefighters - eyewitnesses - reported to me that the progress of the Cedar Fire was...
Billiejo: The Cedar Fire didn’t even approach the Pine Valley area until Wednesday, October 29, by which time the Santa Ana conditions were over and the fire...
Wayne Spencer
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Mar 18, 2004 11:30 pm
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Billiejo & Wayne, Three quick points: 1. The researchers (or the SDFRN Planning & Policy Committee, etc) are not arguing against a strategic limited role for...
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Mar 19, 2004 12:27 am
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Re: [SDFRN] Fire management strategies in CA shrublands in questionMost of us do accept the risk and try to keep decent clearance - in fact the number of...
Fire management strategies in CA shrublands in questionOne of those controlled burns around Pine Valley got out of control and went far beyond what was...
Re: [SDFRN] Fire management strategies in CA shrublands in questionJust guessing... But isn't the land flat out there? I've seen that wide mowed strip in...
Re: [SDFRN] Fire management strategies in CA shrublands in questionThe roadside clearing in the areas you mention is done primarily to keep the jungle at bay....
Re: [SDFRN] Fire management strategies in CA shrublands in questionLinda, you're right. Our terrain WOULD be much more challenging to clear. BUT, it could be...
On the issue of the freeways and roadways, I would like everyone to note what the major landscaping in our area consists of... In Crest, areas with mature...
There ya go. Bare is best in some cases. I've never cared for iceplant anyway - it irritates me to death to go down to the city and see the sprinklers raining...
Another consideration: In Southern California, mowing or other forms of brush clearing results in weeds. A cigarette butt tossed into browned weeds is far...
Wayne Spencer
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Mar 19, 2004 4:35 pm
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Further comment on control burns and firebreaks as strategy... If community firebreaks were effective against Santa Ana driven fires, then Crest should be...
Re: [SDFRN] Fire management strategies in CA shrublands in questionThat's why you would want the mulch put back on. At least then you have a chance that the...
Hello fire folks, I thought you might be interested in this article. From the following paragraph, it looks as though they may be planning a forest-type fuel...
Re: [SDFRN] Fire management strategies in CA shrublands in questionDespite a tremendous amount of research, there has never been a confirmed example of one...
Re: [SDFRN] Fire management strategies in CA shrublands in questionThere's that darned ol' "press" again. Where DO those folks find these headline-hungry...
For all I know, this site is by someone on this discussion group, but this is the first I've seen it. Pretty cool - lots of photos, good descriptions: ...
Re: [SDFRN] Fire management strategies in CA shrublands in questionYeah, it drives me nuts sometimes. The allelopathy story is really an interesting one,...
This message and the related website may be of interest with regard to natives versus non-native landscaping in fire-prone areas. ...
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Mar 20, 2004 7:26 pm
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Well said Kay! Van Letters to the Editor March 21, 2004 County spending to reduce risk to property in fires is emphasizing eliminating "old" shrubland. The...
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Mar 21, 2004 4:12 pm
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Official BOS Watchdog Report: The next San Diego Board of Supervisors Meeting will consider: 29. SUBJECT: ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM:SECOND CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION...