State Forestry hosts fire mitigation class

Assistant District Forester for the State of Wyoming Jeremy Dedic introduced a class to residents and property owners of Pine Haven and Pine Ridge last week in an effort to protect the lives of firefighters as they work to protect the interests of the community.

The Pine Haven Volunteer Fire Department hosted this presentation for residents to have a better idea of what firefighters see upon arrival at the property; what they can reasonably do in the time they have before the fire gets too close; and what their plan is to not only get into the property safely, but to extricate themselves when...