The Morongo Basin Municipal Advisory Council met last night at the Joshua Tree Community Center to discuss a number of issues, though fire safety was the main topic of the evening. Reporter Heather Clisby was there…
Last night’s gathering of the Morongo Basin Municipal Advisory Council made one thing clear: Fire season is upon us.
County Fire got the ball rolling by noting that the agency has ceased all controlled burns since the month began. Due to the heavy spring rains, the county has an unusually high grass crop which means extra fuel for unwanted fires. High heat and winds means that fires can move quickly so attendees were warned to have an evacuation kit ready and to register their phones at sbcfire.gov to receive timely evacuation notices.
Jennifer Cusack, from Southern California Edison, presented on the SCE Wildfire Mitigation Efforts that include grid improvements, vegetation management, community outreach and the installation of high-def cameras to monitor remotely. She noted that in 2017, SCE had 928 outages due to the release of Mylar balloons and asked that those celebrating graduation please destroy and safely dispose of these gifts.
