Sheriff stresses importance of maintaining ‘defensible space’ from wildfire
By Logan Bagett on Thursday, August 11th, 2022 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News Featured Stories
GRANT COUNTY – On an episode of Coffee Time, Grant County Sheriff Todd McKinley recently stressed the importance of defensible space around the home, especially for those who live out of town. He reflected on a recent incident near Fox:
“Fortunately, the two houses that were directly threatened by that Beech Creek Fire…you know, they know where they live. They’d taken action. And I’ve gotta say, the one place—they had done some logging and thinning around there, and it really prevented even more of a problem.”
Landowners and property managers can find defensible space tips at keeporegongreen.org.
