Posts by Adam R

One of the things we don’t think about, are home fires. People die every day in the US in home fires. There are several causes for home fires, one of the main ones is cooking. Best way to prevent cooking fires is to *Stay away from distractions while cooking.*Keep anything flammable away from the cooking…

FIRE WON’T WAIT. PLAN YOUR ESCAPE: We Hope you had a great holiday and looking forward to a new year.One of the things we don’t think about, are home fires. People die every day in the US in home fires. There are several causes for home fires, one of the main ones is cooking. Best…

FIRE WON’T WAIT. PLAN YOUR ESCAPE: We have talked a lot about being prepared in case you need to evacuate yourhome. How about those of you who go camping? Have you considered beingprepared for an evacuation under those circumstances?Some safety tips to consider at the campground. For example, only make a fire ina fire pit.…

FIRE WON’T WAIT. PLAN YOUR ESCAPE: This is the theme for Fire Prevention week October 9 – 15, 2022 reinforcing the critical importance of developing a home escape plan with all members of the household and practicing it regularly. In addition, this October represents the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week, the nation’s longest running…

 Scripps Ranch Fire Safe Council is looking forward to 2022 with what we think are exciting innovations for the new year. In 2013, we unveiled a printed evacuation plan for Scripps Ranch to use in the event of our next wildfire. It’s available now at srfiresafe.org/information. In 2022, we’re taking this information and putting it…

We are experiencing a very dry year this year.   Therefore it is crucial that we pay attention to our bad habits regarding fuel mitigation around our homes, over which we have control.   Please pay attention to your surroundings in order to protect your homes and your neighbors’ homes! We at Scripps Ranch Fire Safe Council…

BE PREPARED – oh wait, haven’t we hear that before? IT’S FIRE SEASON – oh wait, we’ve heard that before also, only difference now is that fire season has been declared year round. Which takes us back to BE PREPARED! As I drive around our community I see so many things that make me concerned:…

We all know over the past year SDG&E has had to declare Public Safety Power Shutoffs for various reasons, primarily related to potential fire hazards. But they also offer some assistance for certain things during these times for example, if you have a medical device that requires power and fit other criteria, it may be…