Ashland is a beautiful city that rests on the foothills of the Siskiyou Mountains and is surrounded by generous amounts of open space and forestland. These qualities are some of the reasons that people love to live here, but they also pose a significant wildfire threat to the city and its people.
The City of Ashland is dedicated to providing residents with the tools to create fire safe landscaping and use fire-resistant construction materials to protect lives, property and firefighters in the event of a wildfire.
Ashland Fire & Rescue’s Fire Adapted Communities program offers one of the most effective tools we utilize, a Free FIREWISE Assessment. This one-hour comprehensive assessment includes a walk around your home and property where specific recommendations are provided for the landowner.
At Ashland FireWise you can find a wealth of information and resources about how you, as a property owner, can help make your property, our neighborhood, and the City of Ashland FIREWISE. You will find here, in particular, directions for how to prepare your home and a FIREWISE plant list.
MRPOA was one of the first neighborhoods in Ashland to join the FIREWISE program. Doug Kay (former Board of Directors president) continues to head MRPOA’s FIREWISE activities and sits on the City of Ashland Wildfire Safety Commission. He can be reached at 541-482-9933.
Click here to see recent MRPOA Newsletter , “Fire Education 101,” devoted to FireWise advice and articles.