Postal Customer PRSRT STD U.S. Postage Escondido, CA 92026 PAID Permit No. 273 Escondido, CA News ECRWSS Serving the communities of Castle Creek, Champagne Village, Deer Springs, West Lilac, Hidden Meadows, Jesmond Dene, Rimrock, and the Welk Resort

Volume 4, No. 1 Spring, 2007

Fire Safe Council Voices Concerns Information Enclosed This newsletter contains valuable information The Deer Springs Fire Safe Council addressed the Deer Springs Fire Protection District Board expressing a about how you should prepare your family for desire to work closely with the district for the benefit of the residents. the next wild fire. According to experts, it is not a question of IF there will be another fire like we Craig Cook, president of the Fire Safe Council, presented a list of action items for the district to consider in had in October 2003 but WHEN it will occur. helping maintain a strong and efficient emergency response capability. The following is a summary of that Study the preparation checklists and take action presentation. today. Don’t just add it to your To Do List.

Presentation by the DEER SPRINGS FIRE SAFE COUNCIL to the DEER SPRINGS FIRE PROTECTION BOARD March 14, 2007

Below average rain, low humidity, increasing fuel load, and a March that looks more like July all contribute to what is forecast by fire experts as one of the worst ever fire seasons looming before us.

The Deer Springs Fire Safe Council, the Deer Springs Fire Protection Board, and CAL FIRE (new name for CDF) each have a unique role to play in pro- tecting our community from the next fire. While the Council’s role is principally to provide information and education to residents to help them establish and maintain safe and fire-wise properties, we have contributed more broadly to our community. For example, the Council:

• Prepared and had approved our Community Protection Plan. • Established and maintained our emergency communications program also known as Reverse 911. • Presented a number of fire safety educational seminars and workshops for residents. • Supported our Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. • Actively supported the tax increase to provide personnel for the planned Station 3. • Submitted grant proposals to obtain federal and local funding support for brush clearance and signs utilizing red flags warning of dangerous fire conditions. • Established a large animal evacuation program that has placed tracking micro chips in over 50 animals to date.

With increasing fire danger on the way and the Council’s history of substantial contributions to our community, we come before the Fire Protection Board to emphasize critically important issues and urge you to put them at the very top of your action agenda. We know there are those in our community dedicated entirely to the issues of new development in the district and the potential danger to future residents. As important as this issue might be years from now, we are very concerned about the safety of the 12,000 people currently residing in our district.

Therefore, the Council presents to this Board the following issues that we strongly recommend you immediately take action on to provide for the protection of our current residents:

1. Build Station 3 in Hidden Meadows. 2. Take a leadership role in formulating the Community Protection and Evacuation Plan. 3. Take a leading role to modify and reduce hazardous vegetation, especially in the vicinity of Moosa Canyon, North Broadway, and the West Lilac area. 4. Support CAL FIRE personnel by recognizing their good efforts, support their professional development and training opportunities. Stabilize the workforce by supporting “in-house” promotions and awards, and attend to quality of life issue relating to housing and personal needs while on duty. 5. Seek additional grant opportunities to enhance the resources for the District. 6. Support the educational mission of the Fire Safe Council. 7. Continue support for the District CERT program. Sensible Prices, We urge this Board to take immediate action on these issues to help protect the existing residents of our District. Amazing Service

Thank you for the opportunity to express these concerns of the Fire Safe Council. Dry Cleaning Station $5.00 off 555 W. Country Club Lane your dry cleaning order of $20 or more. Escondido, CA 92026 Prepaid. Not valid with any other discounts. 760-747-7456 Offer valid through June 30, 2007. system. Clayton conceived the project Where Are You? Eagle Scout Proud and recruited helpers to earn his com- Steve Kerrin munity service merit badge, one of 21 Boy Scout Clayton Lester from Valley required for Eagle. In the outlying areas of our local fire district, and in many other rural areas, emer- Center Troop 619 initiated a gardening gency responders often encounter delays in reaching persons needing aid because project at One last month. The Fire District Board of Directors those responders can’t navigate directly to the victim’s location. The most common Working toward his Eagle Scout badge, honored Clayton at their April 11th reasons for delay are unmarked or poorly marked house numbers and hard to locate Clayton recruited fellow scouts, par- meeting with a Certificate of Apprecia- private roads. Sometimes, the only indication of a home’s address is on a mailbox ents, an even our fire crew to eliminate tion. Chief Ned Nickerson is shown on a road when the physical location of the house is at the end of a long, overgrown weeds, trim trees, and install door mats. here with Clayton (right) and his driveway or even around the corner on an intersecting street. They even converted the sprinkling Scoutmaster Dave Bozer. Thank you system to a more efficient drip irrigation Clayton! Take a moment and ask yourself this question: “Could an emergency responder find my home in a medical, law enforcement, or fire emergency where there were no outwardly visible signs, such as smoke, to guide them?” If you are even slightly uncertain that they could, think about some of the ways you could make your home easier to locate. Here are a few suggestions:

• Better road markings and making sure your driveway is identified with your address (number AND street) would be a good start. • Most fire protection districts carry detailed maps of the district on every piece of emergency equipment to assist them in responding directly to the location of an emergency. If you believe that your home could be difficult to locate, con- sider visiting your nearest fire station to make sure their maps have your address shown at the right location and that the best access is shown. • Think about and even write down how you could accurately tell an emer- gency services dispatcher how to reach you from the nearest well-marked intersec- tion or landmark. Keep this information near all telephones in your home.

Hopefully, you will never need to call 9-1-1. But if you do, it is hoped that these suggestions will help you be better prepared and can be more easily located with a minimum of delay.

Congratulations on a job well done!

We appreciate you looking out for us. Local Author Designing with Succulents, by Debra Lee Baldwin of Hid- den Meadows, has just been released by Timber Press. The book includes 310 photos and the kind of detailed, informa- tive text that has positioned Timber Press as the top pub- lisher of horticultural books.

The release is the culmination of a two-year process that involved a year of intensive research, writing and photog- raphy, followed by a year of editing and production. The result is the only book that presents these geometric, archi- tectural, drought-tolerant plants in container gardens and landscape applications. It’s visual, with a strong emphasis on design; a whole chapter, for example, is dedicated to colorful foliage.

For more information about the book, please visit Timber’s website, www.timberpress.com, or Debra’s, www.debralee- baldwin.com.

Large Animal Microchipping and Seminars Special thanks to the Our Fire Safe Council sponsored two successful microchipping clinics in 2006. Microchips were inserted into 48 horses and other large animals. These chips will help reunite them with their owners after an evacuation and Association of Resident Owners will provide positive identification in the event of abduction. The next mi- (ARO) crochip clinic will be held on July 21, 2007 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. Call 760-855-1641 for more information and to register. for their continuing support The first seminar of 2007 is “Trailer Handling During an Emergency” pre- sented by Marion Korn, a student of Parlelli Natural Horsemanship. It will be held on May 31st from 6:30 to 8:00pm at the Hidden Meadows Pavilion, 10141 Meadow Glen Way East.

On June 20th, a seminar for “Emergency Evacuation Techniques” will be held from 7:15pm to 8:30pm at the Vista Palomar Riders Clubhouse, 973 Little Gopher Canyon Rd.

For more information, check our web site: www.DeerSpringsFireSafeCoun- cil.com or call 760-855-1641. Red Flag Warnings In the event of a Red Flag Warning issued by the National Weather Service, the Fire Safe Council will post red flags at each Fire Danger sign throughout the District. To prevent unnecessary fires, Cal Fire has the following sugges- tions: * Don’t operate gas-powered tools like weed trimmers and lawn mowers. * Don’t drive in tall, dry grass. * Don’t have campfires or other open flames on your property. * Be extra careful if you smoke. Another Local Author A book about how to live in a Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) neighborhood has been written especially for the young teens of Northern San Diego County. Liv- ing in Exurbia is a story about six residents who came from vastly different back- grounds to discover that they have a lot more in common than one would have expected. Sharing the experience of a life threatening disaster changed their lives forever. While this is a fictional story, it is based on factual conditions and expert opinion. “Exurbia” is defined as places just beyond the suburbs where the country looks like, well, the country.

The book was written in a story format that identifies common dangers that exist in the WUI. Teens can relate to the characters in the story and will come away with a few life lessons. Life in the country is wonderful but can be deadly if we ignore common sense. The book is a quick read and is only available in digitized form at: www.SouthBySouthwest.com. Emergency Calling System Wildfire Awareness Week The Deer Springs Fire Safe Council has established an Emergency Resident Notifica- The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Communi- tion System that utilizes computerized phones. In case of an emergency, each regis- tered resident will receive a phone call advising them of what the emergency is and cations Office is preparing for Wildfire Awareness Week 2007 May 6-12 promoting an assessment of the threat. The Council will not sell or otherwise use your phone the theme, “Why 100 feet? Because defensible space is YOUR responsibility.” number for solicitations. The week will include a series of events statewide to educate the public about wild- Enter your phone number(s) and name below. Sign and mail to: land fire prevention. Deer Springs Fire Safe Council 9799 Crystal Ridge Dr. CAL FIRE will kick off the week with a ceremony at the State Capitol in Sacra- Escondido, CA 92026 mento on Monday, followed by an event each day of Wildfire Awareness Week in a different location within or near the Wildland Urban Interface. The following phone numbers are to be registered to receive automated mes- sages during an emergency. Include Area Code if not 760. They anticipate that many other events will be hosted by CAL FIRE units, local fire agencies and Fire Safe Councils in areas throughout the rest of the state. Watch ______their webpage, www.fire.ca.gov, for announcements of those events as information becomes available. ______Just For Kids I understand that this Residential Emergency Calling System is a supplemental mes- saging system and is dependent upon telephone network reliability and volunteer You can have fun and learn to be fire safe when you check out the links in personnel. I hereby agree not to hold the Deer Springs Fire Protection District or the Deer Springs Fire Safe Council liable for any injury or damages resulting from the this section. Let Smokey Bear, and Sparky the Fire Dog help you be safe at delivery or nondelivery of an emergency message. home and when you are out in the forest.

Print Name: ______To get things started here are Smokey’s 5 Rules of Fire Safety:

Signature: ______1. Smokey’s friends don’t play with matches or lighters. 2. If you find matches at home, give them to your parents. Closest Neighborhood: Castle Creek/W. Lilac ___ Champagne Village ___ 3. If you find matches on the way to school, give them to your teacher. Deer Springs ___ Hidden Meadows ___ Jesmond Dene ___ 4. If you see younger children playing with matches, tell an adult. 5. If you see a fire burning out of control, tell an adult. Fire Danger Signs and Red Flags Kathryn Nelson

Late in 2004, the Council applied for and received a grant from the State Farm Insurance Company to fund the production of Fire Danger signs. The signs were subse- quently designed, made and installed in strategic locations throughout the District. In May 2005 and at the request of the Council, Ms Sharon Eichten, Consumer Home Economics teacher at Escondido High School agreed to have her beginning sewing students make red flags. The flags have been affixed to the signs during high fire danger days and have alerted the people in the community to be particularly careful during those times.

This year, State Farm and Ms Eichten’s students have come through again. With the guidance of State Farm’s Public Affairs Specialist, Mike Rossi, another grant was obtained to fund additional signs and the Escondido High School class has sewn more flags to supplement those which were previously made. The students who partici- pated in the 2007 project are Raelena Grijalva, Tiffany Cuevas and Kathleen Khuu ( pictured from left to right) as well as Norma Palacios and Michele Meyer. Although Rebecca Eichten, Sharon’s daughter, attends Westview High, she also volunteered her time and expertise to help complete the project. The flags will be affixed to the new signs, which are currently in the process of being made by All Star Signs in Escondido and will be installed before fire season officially begins.

The Council is grateful for the support received by the State Farm Insurance Company, Sharon Eichten and her sewing students. Their commitment to community service is invaluable to the Council and to the District as a whole.

FIRE DANGER AREA Major 2006 California Fires Factoid

The Cedar Fire in 2003 was the larg- County Acres Started est fire in California recorded history. A SIGN OF SERVICE! San Bernardino 485 23-Jan It burned 273,246 acres, took 4,847 Orange/Riverside 10,584 6-Feb structures, and killed 15 people. It was San Bernardino 361 9-Jun caused by a human being. Santa Barbara 15,043 19-Jun Lassen & Modoc 3,500 25-Jun Of the 20 largest fires since record keep- Inyo 3,750 26-Jun Stanislaus 2,593 30-Jun ing began in 1932, 7 were started by hu- Tuolumne 1,998 3-Jul mans, 6 by lightening, and 3 by power San Bernardino 61,700 9-Jul lines. The rest are undetermined. Stanislaus 34,217 9-Jul Kern 698 9-Jul Alameda 6,400 11-Jul Riverside 81 12-Jul Current Fire Infor- San Bernardino 24,000 14-Jul 27739 MOUNTAIN MEADOW ROAD #1 El Dorado 40 16-Jul mation ESCONDIDO (HIDDEN MEADOWS) CA 92026 Mendocino 321 17-Jul Lake 550 17-Jul Tune to radio station KOGO at 600 AM. Office Phone: (760) 749-3999 Lassen 1,611 18-Jul Calaveras 130 19-Jul Television channels 7, 8, and 10 have Office Fax: (760) 749-8359 San Bernardino 280 20-Jul also agreed to broadcast alerts and news Check our web site: www.kruegerrealty.com Tuolumne 451 20-Jul specific to Deer Springs. Los Angeles 1,094 22-Jul Ramp Fire 447 22-Jul Monterey 14,507 22-Jul Fresno 6,500 22-Jul Riverside 225 23-Jul We’re At Risk Siskiyou 6,134 23-Jul San Bernardino 993 23-Jul To help protect people and their Riverside 460 23-Jul property from potential catastrophic San Diego 16,681 23-Jul Santa Barbara 2,026 23-Jul wildfire, the National Fire Plan di- Siskiyou 30,454 23-Jul rects funding to be provided for proj- Kern 3,179 23-Jul ects designed to reduce the fire risks Siskiyou 31 23-Jul Fresno 300 23-Jul to communities. A fundamental step Humboldt 15,710 24-Jul in achieving this goal was the iden- Jim Larsh, Owner/broker Roger Morton Mendocino 16,296 24-Jul tification of communities that are at Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Mendocino 6,854 25-Jul Siskiyou 480 25-Jul high risk of damage from wildfire. Shasta 225 25-Jul

Modoc 6,200 26-Jul These high risk communities iden- Trinity 100,414 26-Jul Please pa- YOUR MAILING SOLUTION Trinity 3,126 29-Jul tified within the wildland-urban tronize our Riverside 113 8-Aug interface, the area where homes and LETTERSHOP • EXCELLENT SERVICE • AFFORDABLE PRICES Riverside 800 8-Aug wildlands intermix, were published advertisers so We Specialize in Small Runs Riverside 200 12-Aug Riverside 360 12-Aug in the Federal Register in 2001. At that we can Mailers Unlimited Los Angeles 4,864 13-Aug the request of Congress, the Federal continue pro- Lee & Heide White, Owners Yuba 442 16-Aug Register notice only listed those viding these Phone: 760-749-3846 Nevada 37 19-Aug Email: [email protected] Placer 45 20-Aug communities neighboring federal valuable Mariposa 536 21-Aug lands. The list represents the collab- Direct Mail Services newsletters. Inkjet & Tabbing • DPV/Zip+4 / Barcoding • Labeling Los Angeles 665 28-Aug orative work of the 50 states and five Inserting • Statements • Newsletters • Copy Services Amador/El Dorado 7 28-Aug San Bernardino 2,129 29-Aug federal agencies using a standardized El Dorado 75 31-Aug process, whereby states were asked El Dorado 46 2-Sep to submit all communities within Ventura 162,702 4-Sep You Can Help! Placer 8,423 5-Sep their borders that met the criteria of a Mono 7,434 14-Sep structure at high risk from wildfire. Fill in this form & return it with your tax deductible contribution to: Riverside 1,536 16-Sep Deer Springs Fire Safe Council Riverside 1,658 17-Sep San Bernardino 2,370 19-Sep With California’s extensive urban 28786 Faircrest Way Sierra 2,114 19-Sep Wildland-Urban Interface situa- Escondido, CA 92026 El Dorado 70 19-Sep tion, the list of communities extends Los Angeles 113 19-Sep Napa 387 22-Sep beyond just those adjacent to Federal Checks may be made payable to: Deer Springs Fire Safe Council Los Angeles 206 23-Sep lands. The California State Forester Mendocino 1,014 24-Sep (CDF Director) has assigned the role Name: ______El Dorado 80 24-Oct Santa Clara 200 25-Oct of managing the list to the California Riverside 40,200 26-Oct Fire Alliance. Address: ______San Bernardino 640 6-Nov Riverside 290 12-Nov San Bernardino 125 21-Nov There are 87 communities in San Donation Amount: $______Ventura 13,600 3-Dec Diego County at risk including: Kern 4,025 7-Dec Hidden Meadows, San Marcos, Thank you for your support of the Fire Safe Council and its ongoing Ventura 367 8-Dec Escondido, Bonsall, Valley Center, efforts to help keep our community safer. Total Acres 659,002 and Vista. dents that live here today and assuring their public safety and mitigating whatever Deer Springs Fire Welcomes New Chief potential emergencies we are facing. Specifically, I am working real hard on getting a fuel modification zone through Moosa Canyon. So where’s our biggest problem? On November 20,2006 California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Bat- Our biggest problem right now is knowing we have an entire district to look at and talion Chief Ned Nickerson assumed the duties for the Deer Springs Fire to address. Growth is likely to happen and we have to give that some of our time Protection District as part of his new responsibilities as for the Red but it cannot be all-consuming because we will sacrifice the rest of those things we Mountain Battalion of the CDF San Diego Ranger Unit. Chief Nickerson replaces are charged with. Chief Rich Bolton who recently retired after over 30 years with CDF. It is important to note that Deer Springs is only about 50% of Battalion One. My Chief Nickerson brings over 27 years of service and experience to the job. He has administrative responsibilities are to all of Battalion One. I happen to serve as the served the residents of both San Diego and Riverside counties and has accumulated District Fire Chief but I am a Battalion Chief in the Department of Forestry so I a vast variety of experience in both urban and wildland fire fighting. He has led also have responsibilities in DeLuz and Red Mountain. I do spend most of my time CDF crews and camp crews. Prior to transferring back to the San Diego here, Chief Bolton spent most of his time here. So we must realize these things will Unit to assume his new duties, he was Fire Chief for the City of Canyon Lake occupy time in our task matrix but I cannot neglect the rest of the Battalion.” with administrative responsibilities for the Menifee Battalion that includes several growing urban areas including Menifee, and Sun City. In addition, he frequently DSFSC: What would you like to accomplish during your tenure as DSFPD Chief? assumed operational responsibility for fire protection in the City of Lake Elsinore as well as the City of Temecula. “I want to make sure I am a good steward of your tax monies so that all residents get the level of protection they expect and deserve. Chief Nickerson is a State Certified Fire Officer, and has earned more than 130 education credits in Fire science including incident management and high-rise fire I want to accomplish the Moosa Canyon fuel break. operations. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for his local church, was active with the Riverside Fire Chaplains and has been publicly recognized by I want to accomplish getting Station Three on line. the IAFF Local 2881, the USFS, and various cities, volunteer and professional fire departments. Locally, the Escondido presented him with an award I want to make sure we continue to pursue and foster and cultivate relationships for “Exceptional Bravery” in a daring nighttime helicopter rescue of two traffic ac- with North County Fire, San Marcos, and Escondido as well as Reservation Fire cident victims in a steep canyon. because those are the ones we have boundaries with. We need to continue those re- lationships because nobody stands alone. I cannot emphasize that enough. Nobody On February 21, 2007 we managed to steal a few minutes from his busy schedule stands alone. I am sending our guys to North Zone drills and committing apparatus to talk with him about his new assignment. We think you will agree that we are in to North Zone training and spend a lot of time in the operations chiefs meetings, good hands with our new Chief and his vision for the District. training officers meetings and North Zone chiefs meetings to make that happen.”

DSFSC: What role can citizen volunteer organizations such as our Deer Springs DSFSC: What is the status of Deer Springs Station Three? Fire Safe Council play in helping make the District more fire safe? “Station Three will be built. We are agreed that the current plan is the plan we will “Certainly, you can take action within the community to provide education to the go with. Grading has been completed. At this time we are trying to determine who residents and support for the District. Your efforts to secure grant monies to assist will administer the contract and then accept a contract to build. We have the money in the Moosa Canyon fuel reduction plan will help and fit in nicely with our goals to build it. We have the money to staff it. We just need to make it all happen. A of mitigating that threat. The newsletters and seminars you provide help get the building committee has been formed consisting of Board President Orner, Director word out. I believe we can work together to reach our common goals.” Nicholson, Captain Heidemann and myself. I think it is realistic to think that we can open that station March 1, 2008. We have builders out there who have extended DSFSC: Are there any thoughts you would like to add? their bids, we just need to finalize some details.” “Two things come to mind. First, our ’s safety and welfare must be at the DSFSC: How are your trained for coping with an increasingly urban- forefront as it is their efforts and teamwork that provide our residents with the level ized environment which is pushing back the wildland-urban interface and what sort emergency response they expect and deserve. Second, regardless of disagreement of on-going training do you provide? with the Board of Directors or anyone else, I have the responsibility to tell the truth, to make decisions based on experience, training, and education; my job is to imple- “CDF is a member of the Joint Apprenticeship Program. The program is an 8-week ment policies and procedures and to maintain good relationships between all parties academy that is designed for CDF Firefighter II and Fire Apparatus Engineer. in this District.” Two different programs are designed specifically to those ranks. Fifty percent of the training consists of municipal operations. It actually has little to do with wild- The Deer Springs Fire Safe Council believes the community is extremely fortunate land. It’s designed for places like Oakland, Orange County and whoever else has to have a strong, experienced, and balanced leader in charge of our fire protection. been signatory to the Joint Apprenticeship agreement. They do an additional 240 We thank Chief Nickerson for his time and we especially thank all the Deer Springs hours after graduating from the Academy specifically in municipal operations. For Fire personnel and paramedics for their dedicated service to our community. example, an engineer who works for me could take his skills to Orange County and immediately operate with them. Or, a guy who works for Oakland could come to me and operate my equipment. They get the same training. No Cost Donations We participate regularly in (San Diego) North Zone training with Escondido, San Did you know that normal, everyday shopping can help support our activities? Marcos, Vista, Oceanside, North County Fire, and several other cities. We train That’s right. Your weekly grocery trips could actually fund the Fire Council’s Re- verse 911 system or our next newsletter...at no additional cost to you! with their standards so that I can send my guys to a high-rise fire in Escondido and they are on the same page as Escondido’s firefighters. Same thing if they come to Sign up for e-Scrip at: www.escrip.com using Group Code 500004904 and future help us.” (The value and depth of that training was affirmed recently when Escon- purchases at participating stores will qualify. A portion of your purchase is auto- dido Fire presented Deer Springs Fire with a letter of commendation for Engine matically sent to the council. Two’s efforts in the multi-alarm Paramount Condominium Fire. –ed) Purchases at Albertons can also qualify. Sign up for a Preferred Savings Card at: DSFSC: What is the biggest challenge facing The Deer Springs District? www.Albertsons.com/cp/ using Group Code 49001011648.

“The biggest challenge, right now, in this District is addressing the 12,000 resi- For questions or additional information, call Bret Sealey at 760-297-1057. Just a Few Reasons to Make Your Home Fire Safe Inside and Out (You can add more) • Your life’s work • Your old love letters • Your kids’ toys • The trees in the back yard • Your collection of baseball cards • The prospect of losing what you have worked so hard to build • Family gatherings at the dining table • Your garden • Your hobbies • All your computer records • All your paper records and files • Your irreplaceable photos • Cards your kids made • Your cat • Your dog • All the birds around your feeders • The handcrafted quilt your grandmother made • Your wedding gown • Souvenirs from your travels Thermo-Gel® is a gel concentrate which when added to water • The remodel you’re still paying for transforms it into a fire preventing and heat absorbing Class A • All your clothes, books, CDs, movies gel. • All your next door neighbor’s tools

We could go on and on but the most important reason is: your life and the lives of your loved ones.

Are you listening? 2190 Main Street, San Diego, CA 92113 Phone: (619) 525-7286 Ned Nickerson, Fire Chief

Mission Statement The mission of the Deer Springs Fire Safe Council (DSFSC) is to preserve lives, property, and natural resources by mobilizing all residents to make their homes and neighborhoods fire safe.

Upcoming Events Call 760-855-1641 for more information and to RSVP.

Large Animal Evacuation Seminars May 31st & June 20th (See accompanying article)

Large Animal Microchip Clinic July 21st, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon

“Fire Safety News” is a quarterly publication of the Deer Springs Fire Safe Council, Inc. which is solely responsible for its content. The Fire Safe Council is an IRS-approved tax-deductible corporation located at 9799 Crystal Ridge Dr., Escondido, CA 92026.

Publisher: Craig Cook Editor: Thomas Francl Contributors: Steve Kerrin, Kathryn Nelson