Heartwood Recognized for Firewise USA Certification
If you've ever driven up Heartwood Lane, you may have noticed a particular road sign that you might not be familiar with. This sign indicates that Heartwood is a community that diligently performs ongoing fire mitigation and forest management-related activities, which greatly reduce potential wildfire threats to our lives and property.
Heartwood was once again recognized by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) as a 2023 Firewise USA community. It's the seventh year that we've been certified by NFPA.
Each year, as part of the recertification effort, Heartwood is required to account for all of its resident volunteer hours and related expenses. Fire mitigation work at Heartwood mostly involves clearing vegetation that could threaten our homes in the event of a forest fire.
Close to the cluster, we prune Juniper and Piñon trees and remove some Gambel oak, also known as scrub oak. This creates fire breaks to keep a fire from spreading easily. Close to our homes, we remove excess pine needles, pine cones, dry grass, and other combustibles. These are considered high-risk ladder fuels.
Heartwood has received many fire mitigation grants over the years which have allowed us to make huge progress in making our neighborhood and access and egress routes safer.
NFPA, an international nonprofit organization, established in 1896 and based in Quincy, Mass., delivers information and knowledge through more than 300 consensus codes and standards, research, training, education, outreach and advocacy intended to minimize the possibility and effects of fire and other risks and by partnering with others who share an interest in furthering our mission. NFPA membership totals more than 65,000 individuals around the world.
If you've ever driven up Heartwood Lane, you may have noticed a particular road sign that you might not be familiar with. This sign indicates that Heartwood is a community that diligently performs ongoing fire mitigation and forest management-related activities, which greatly reduce potential wildfire threats to our lives and property.
Heartwood was once again recognized by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) as a 2023 Firewise USA community. It's the seventh year that we've been certified by NFPA.
Each year, as part of the recertification effort, Heartwood is required to account for all of its resident volunteer hours and related expenses. Fire mitigation work at Heartwood mostly involves clearing vegetation that could threaten our homes in the event of a forest fire.
Close to the cluster, we prune Juniper and Piñon trees and remove some Gambel oak, also known as scrub oak. This creates fire breaks to keep a fire from spreading easily. Close to our homes, we remove excess pine needles, pine cones, dry grass, and other combustibles. These are considered high-risk ladder fuels.
Heartwood has received many fire mitigation grants over the years which have allowed us to make huge progress in making our neighborhood and access and egress routes safer.
NFPA, an international nonprofit organization, established in 1896 and based in Quincy, Mass., delivers information and knowledge through more than 300 consensus codes and standards, research, training, education, outreach and advocacy intended to minimize the possibility and effects of fire and other risks and by partnering with others who share an interest in furthering our mission. NFPA membership totals more than 65,000 individuals around the world.
