Now that we are official and have received the Certificate of Recognition the real work begins!   As a Firewise USA Community we have the following obligations in regards to tracking time and expense:  

• Invest a minimum of $2.00 per capita annually in Firewise projects in your neighborhood. This is NOT a cash investment -- hours worked by volunteers on clearing roadsides, creating defensible space, etc. have a dollar value -- currently about $24/hour -- you can track and count toward the requirement.

• Report annually online to Firewise Communities/USA to document continuing compliance with the program. It's an easy process to fill in the blanks regarding your neighborhood activities, hours spent, etc.

Margaret Baker  has stepped forward to tabulate the time and expenses on a twice a year basis and submit them to Firewise USA on November 15, 2025.    These time and expense reports are critically helpful when applying for grants. 

We will be asking residents to try their best to capture all you are doing at home and in the community for fire preparedness.    Below you will find tools to assist you in understanding what qualifies and documents to log information daily and quarterly.    

Due dates for 2025 are as follows:  

1. June 15, 2025  (Covering November 15, 2024 - June 14, 2025)

2. October 1 , 2025 (Covering June 15 - any known work through November 14, 2025)

IF YOU HAVE NOT TURNED IN A FIREWISE USA VOLUNTEER HOURLY WORK SHEET YET YOU CAN COMPLETE ONE FOR THE ENTIRE TIME PERIOD.

Compile your daily work  into the Firewise USA Volunteer Hourly Work Sheet and email/drop off to your Area Representative.  

• Margaret Baker -   mbmimi67@icloud.com   /549 Brock Road  -Representing Brock Road/Providence Mine Road/Sylvan Road/710 thru 900 Zion Street (even #'s)

• Lorraine Gervais -  lorrainegervais215@gmail.com     /215 Reward Street.  -Representing Heilman Court/Reward Street/Woodpecker Lane

• Diane Fornasier - dforna@gmail.com /210 Jordan Street -Representing  Jordan Street/Tribulation Trail/416-610 Zion (even #'s)

• Richard Thomas -   randtthomas@sbcglobal.net  / 214 Gethsemane Street  -Representing Gethsemane Street/Cross Street/Calvary Lane/500-522 Sacramento Street(even #'s)/300-442 South Pine Street(even #'s)/614-700 Zion Street (even #'s)

• Nancy Weber- nancyvweber@gmail.com  / 750 Lindley Avenue -Representing Lindley Avenue

Any questions?     Email Margaret Baker - mbmimi67@icloud.com