Part of the problem

Is that the excess dead and dying brush and trees are not cleared out on a regular basis. With dry weather it creates a serious fire hazard and tinder box environment.

With a city and county that is already dealing with significant budget problems, this would require an additional tax. This city and county are falling apart as it is. To fix all the problems, they would have to raise taxes by about two cents for every dollar spent. Good luck with that. Unfortunately, white house fiscal reform doesn’t work and unless you tax, you can’t pay for things.

With a city and county that is already dealing with significant budget problems, this would require an additional tax. This city and county are falling apart as it is. To fix all the problems, they would have to raise taxes by about two cents for every dollar spent. Good luck with that. Unfortunately, white house fiscal reform doesn’t work and unless you tax, you can’t pay for things.

A low tech method with no taxation would be for people to keep goats and sheep as pets. You get both vegetation control and milk/wool if you choose to “harvest”. Their manure is better organic fertilizer than dog nuisance. No bites and barking too! In Portland, Oregon, the city uses this technique for vegetation control of hill sides to prevent fires. They call a farmer who throws up a temporary fence and the shrubbery is gone in a few days. The animals can trim pretty steep hillsides where no human or machine can reach.

mandatory volunteer fire fighting and prevention reserves. drafting men and women ages 18 – 45. train them, send them out on prevention detail such as clearing brush and inspecting fire hazards. in case of fire, send them out to do the trenching, observation, whatever it’s called when you go out and smother smoldering remains.

use school busses, mtd busses, community service vans, etc for transportation. call in reserves on a random basis like for jury duty.

have the insurance companies foot the bill.

mandatory volunteer fire fighting and prevention reserves. drafting men and women ages 18 – 45. train them, send them out on prevention detail such as clearing brush and inspecting fire hazards. in case of fire, send them out to do the trenching, observation, whatever it’s called when you go out and smother smoldering remains.

use school busses, mtd busses, community service vans, etc for transportation. call in reserves on a random basis like for jury duty.

have the insurance companies foot the bill.

Why would a person living downtown go clear brush in Ramona? Let the Ramona people clear they own brush if they want to live there. What a hair brained idea.