Jacksonville’s Wildfire Community Preparedness Day is Saturday, May 7, 2022, from 9am-2pm, in the D Street Parking lot. Residents of Firewise neighborhoods may bring branches and other vegetation to be chipped and disposed of by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). Two dumpsters will be available, one for small vegetation debris, and one for debris that needs to be chipped. Members of the Jacksonville Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) coordinate and manage the event in conjunction with the Jacksonville Fire Department. This event is open to residents of Firewise neighborhoods only.
Wildfire Community Preparedness Day is a national Firewise campaign to raise awareness and reduce risks from wildfires. Jacksonville is vulnerable to wildfires due to many homes located in close proximity to woodlands and forests. Because of severe drought and upcoming hot weather, this summer and early fall promise to be another bad year for severe wildfires.
Jacksonville has 21 Firewise neighborhoods: Westmont, Gold Terrace, Royal Mobile Estates, Vineyard View, Vintage, G Street, Valley Lane, Jackson Creekside, North South 3rd, Britt Gardens Neighborhood, Rich Gulch, Timber Ridge, AppleGraham, Hangman Way, Pheasant Meadows, Hill Street, Brookview, Wagon Trail, Gold Terrace Heights, Whippleville, and Applegate Fireflies.
If you have any questions, please contact Linda Davis, Jacksonville Firewise Coordinator, at lmdavis425@gmail.com, or by phone at 541-690-5688.