About Fire Safe Big Bear
In the early 2000's a fire safe council formed in Big Bear Valley. Non-profit volunteer organizations wax and wane with time and eventually that council dissolved.
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In late 2019, with the support of the Inland Empire Fire Safe Alliance and the Mountain Rim Fire Safe Council a series of community workshops led to several individuals stepping up to re-establish a fire safe council for the valley. This effort has also been supported by Big Bear Fire and Bear Valley Electric.
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As this small group moves forward, it plans to gather more people to help build the fire safe council up into a valuable resource for all residents, businesses and visitors to our area.
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The question is why have a Fire Safe council? Answer: members of our neighborhood need to know what to do to make and keep us safe from wildfire. Why? Anything that our neighbors do (or don’t do) can have a direct effect on us…GOOD or BAD.
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Why?
Fire Safe Councils are about more than “fire”,
we are about public safety. We collaborate with other organizations in our endeavors: COP’s, CERT, Neighborhood Watch, Veterans, Red Cross, and all first responders, government agencies and other important entity partners. Our primary role is education and communication – where ever there are meetings we can be there to share valuable information in advance of the disaster. Wildfire preparation is a critical component of living in the mountains (Wildland Urban Interface) areas. We choose to reside away from the "city", but that brings different and very real challenges for being prepared.
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The Mission
Our mission is to provide citizens updates and information from our local, state and federal agencies regarding fire prevention and protection efforts and conditions; Learning what is being done by our agency partners to make our lives safer and acknowledging our role in those efforts. We CAN make a difference in how our neighborhood survives a wildfire.
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Join us as we take fire preparedness and fire prevention to the next level in our valley!
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Remember, it's not IF,
it's WHEN
