Sept. 11, 2017 — ANDERSON, Texas — Grimes County has developed a plan that will better prepare the
community for wildfires.
The Community
Wildfire Protection Plan is the 19th countywide CWPP in Texas. The plan is
intended to help improve the safety of residents and emergency personnel and
minimize the number of homes destroyed by wildfires.
Grimes County
officials, local volunteer fire departments, emergency service districts
personnel and representatives from Texas A&M Forest Service worked together
to develop the CWPP.
Grimes County’s completion
of the CWPP outlines potential wildfire mitigation and prevention efforts,
especially in the wildland urban interface. The interface is the vicinity where developed
areas intermingle with undeveloped areas. Often, the interface creates both a
challenging environment for wildfire suppression and evacuations, as well as
the most opportunity for actions to be taken to prevent damage or loss from
wildfire.
“Grimes County
demonstrated initiative and leadership throughout the process,” said Texas
A&M Forest Service Wildland Urban Interface Specialist Stuart Coombs. “We
appreciate their proactive approach to complete the process and look forward to
assisting with implementation.”
A CWPP recognition
ceremony will be held during a regularly scheduled Commissioner’s Court meeting
at the Grimes County Courthouse Annex, 114 West Buffington Avenue Anderson
Texas 77830, Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 9 a.m.
To learn about Community
Wildfire Protection Plans, Firewise concepts and protecting your community
visit http://tfsweb.tamu.edu/ProtectYourCommunity/.
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Contacts
Judge Ben
Lehman, Grimes County Judge
936-873-4476
David Lilly,
Grimes County Emergency Management Coordinator
936-873-4404
Melanie Karns
WUI Specialist, Texas
A&M Forest Service
979-639-8105,
mkarns@tfs.tamu.edu
Texas A&M
Forest Service Communications
979-458-6606, newsmedia@tfs.tamu.edu