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Fire Season 2023
Posted on Jun 4th, 2023
Fire season is already upon us. Are you ready? Look on the Firewise section of this site for information on Ready, Set, Go, the evacuation plan. Also remember to get your place as firewise as possible. Many people just had their piles of branches chipped, and we will be reimbursed for the cost, because we were awarded a $3,000 grant. That means that we will have money in the Firewise pot for future chipping. You can still bring your piles of downed branches to the roadside, fill out a chipping request form in the Firewise section, and get your piles chipped when it is safe to do so. Also follow the Firewise USA brochure suggestions for how to prepare your home. This includes cleaning roofs and gutters of dead leaves and pine needles, putting 1/8 inch metal mesh on vents to prevent embers entering, removing items stored under decks and porches, and trimming or removing branches and resinous pants from the 0 to 5 foot ignition zone around the house. See more at FIREWISE.ORG. Be safe. Make us all safer.
Firewise Work Party 4-29-2023
Posted on May 9th, 2023
At our April 29th Firewise Work Party a dedicated crew did a great job of fuel reduction at our fire station and on a nearby property to help a neighbor. Our group was fueled by donuts thanks to Don Cox. Thank you to everyone who pitched in!
Chipping Grant
Posted on Mar 14th, 2023
Get your chipping piles ready! Your Firewise committee has gotten a $3,000 grant to pay for fuel reduction by chipping and other projects. Just go to the Firewise section of this website and submit a chipping request. We ask that chipping requests be submitted for this grant by April 30th. We will have the chipper here in the first part of May. Branches 4" or less should be placed with butt ends out, in piles by the road, or at the edge of a driveway where the chipper can easily get to the pile.
This service is free to the property owner! Great spring cleaning at no cost!
The next Firewise Work Party will be Saturday April 29th, from 9am to noon. Project site will be posted later. But we need all volunteers to help make more piles for the chipper, while cleaning up an area. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to come help make your community safer!
Wildfire Awareness Month
Posted on Feb 13th, 2023
May is Wildfire Awareness Month. Firewise is planning a work party, education day,and a community chipping day. Chipping is paid for by Firewise, and is free to the property owner. We are applying for a grant from Firewise USA to increase our funds for fuel reduction. We encourage everyone to get their chipping piles ready by the end of April. On the Ponderosa Park website you can submit a request for free chipping. Just click on Firewise, and you will see Chipping Information, and Chipping Request . There is also a Volunteer Hours form that allows you to submit the hours you spend on your lot doing fuel reduction. These hours help us qualify as a Firewise Community, and may help us secure grants. Thank you for helping to keep us all safe!
Firewise Reduction Project
Posted on Jan 20th, 2023
HIP HIP HOORAY! Funds have been approved by the DNR for the Firewise Perimeter/Evacuation Route Project. Phase One on the west side will be done THIS SPRING! Thank you to all those who have signed authorization forms. Any property owner who has not signed a form, and whose property is in phase one, must sign by February 15th, 2023 to be included in phase one. Fuel reduction will begin shortly after this date. The work done can be tailored to the individual property owner, such as flagging trees the owner wants to keep. If you have any questions you can call Ben Hartmann, Service Forester Southeast Region at 509-261-1961, or Dustin Mutch, Landowner Assistance, Service Forester at 509-859-6437. Your Firewise Committee Members will also be happy to help.
Property owners who have signed authorization forms for properties that are in phase two or phase three, are still included in those projects. Phase two and three will proceed if enough property owners in those areas sign on. Talk to your neighbors. This is a good deal! We encourage anyone who has not signed on to do so. The project is a go! The money is there! Just say "Yes"! Call Ben or Dustin if you have questions. All work will be done by DNR approved contractors. This work is free to the property owner. Fuel reduction makes us all safer. An authorization drop box is attached to Martin's porch, 215 E. Ponderosa, the first house on the north side after you turn off Pipeline to enter the park. Or give your signed authorization form to a Firewise committee member.
Firewise Hours
Posted on Nov 16th, 2022
Firewise Volunteer hours needed. The hours that you spend on creating defensible space and decreasing fuels on your property count toward our Firewise community goals, along with our work parties, education days, and DNR projects. Please use the data entry forms section on this website to submit your hours worked on Firewising your property. These efforts may also help when we try to qualify for grants or projects to make our community more safe from wildfires. You can submit hours worked this year, and hours can be accumulated over periods of time and submitted. The form shows start date and finish date. You can also submit hours and dollars spent hiring a contractor to do fuels reduction on your property. Thanks, and keep up the good work!
Firewise Work Party 10-29-2022
Posted on Oct 31st, 2022
Thirteen hard working residents showed up for the Firewise Work Party on Saturday October 29th. The rain let up shortly after the work started and a wonderful job was done of thinning, limbing, and hauling fuel to the roadside. Delicious donuts helped keep our energy up. A big thank you to all the volunteers! The chipper will finish the job, paid for by Firewise funds earned by the Community Cost Share project. Drive by 371 Wild Apple and see what is possible with some Firewising.
PPOA Outreach Program
Posted on Feb 20th, 2022
The Board has become aware we have many people in the Park which do not have daily or weekly contact with someone outside of their home or need help with day to day living. IF you would like to have someone call you to just make sure all is going well or need help, please fill out the following or to fill other needs.
YOU can stop or start this program at anytime. Remember we are volunteers.
We hope to expand the program to help people with grocery purchases, doctors’ visits, and other services. This is a free service. Although you would need to pay for any expenses you incur.
LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS. CONTACT 503-473-5773 or PPOAOutreach2022@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering or would like to know more about the program.
Click here to view and print the form to enroll in the program.
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PPOA Board Meeting
Saturday, June 10th, 10am at Goldendale Grange
The next board meeting is June 10th at The Grange starting at 10am per resolution passed at the February 2023 board meeting. View the agenda by clicking here.
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