As you enter our neighborhood here on the mountain you pass a number of signs telling the status of the fire danger on the mountain. The Colorado mountains are tinder dry right now and low humidity and strong winds make this a dangerous time for wild fires.
One of our neighbors is a former fire chief and he recently refurbished the Smokey the Bear sign. He painted the background and applied a new decal of Smokey. Seems the environment here allows about ten years of life to the decal before Smoky's colors fade away.
The "Firewise" sign on the left signifies our neighborhood has worked to reduce fire danger within the neighborhood by thinning trees, eliminating undergrowth, removing sources of ignition and generally reducing the danger of fires to our homes.
At the moment we are under a Stage 2 fire ban which is intended to eliminate all sources of ignition. Interesting times...
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