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OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE 2008 FIRE SEASON
Bill Curtis By: Bill Curtis
9:16 PM Thursday, May 15th, 2008
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Tule River Reservation Fire Department and Kern County Fire Department (KCFD) will announce an “Interagency Declaration for the 2008 Wildland Fire Season” at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 16th.



Fire officials, representing all agencies, will make the announcement at a press conference to be held at Kern County Fire Station 62, Meadows
Field Airport Station, located at 1652 Sunnyside Court in Bakersfield.
>From Norris Road, drive north on Pegasus Drive to Sunnyside Court, then turn east and drive to the end of the court. Access to the airport
station is through the sliding gate.

The declaration will cover all lands within the following
jurisdictions:

1.Forest lands managed by the Sequoia National Forest located in
Fresno, Tulare, and Kern counties and will include the Giant Sequoia
National Monument.

2.Public lands managed by the BLM Bakersfield Field Office throughout
Tulare, Fresno, Kings, Kern, Madera, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and
Ventura counties.

3.Public and private land under the direct protection of the Kern
County Fire Department.

4.Land within the boundaries of the Tule River Indian Reservation
located in Tulare County.

Fire season officially begins when seasonal firefighting
equipment and personnel are in place, prepared, and ready to respond.

Considerable early season fire activity in Southern California has fire
officials concerned that the threat of wildland fires will significantly
increase as conditions become drier in the low elevation foothills and
mountainous areas.

Homeowners living in the Wildland Urban Interface are reminded to
complete their defensible space by clearing hazardous dry vegetation
away from their homes, outbuildings and property. State law requires
property owners to clear a minimum of 100 feet from any structure.
Property clearance for fuels reduction work must be completed by June 1st.

If you plan on visiting the Sequoia National Forest or BLM
lands, visitors must have a California campfire permit in their
possession for the use of wood fires, charcoal barbecues, and portable gas stoves using gas, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel.

These permits are free and can be obtained from any Forest Service, BLM or California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection office.

With the potential for a hot and dry summer ahead, fire officials urge the public to “Please Be Fire Safe,” when visiting
our forests and public lands. Communities need to be prepared!!
Wildfires can be damaging. It’s a clear choice, “Be Fire Wise!!!”


BLM


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