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Professional Firefighters/Paramedics Of Palm Beach County

Abacoa is part of what is referred considerable distance and start additional fires where
to as an urban-wildland interface, they land or come in contact with other fuel, particularly
meaning that residential and vegetation or vegetative debris.
commercial structures are in A good practice for year-round maintenance, but
close proximity to heavily especially this time of year, is to remove leaves and
wooded natural areas. pine needles from rain gutters and other places where
We are approaching our dry vegetative debris tends to accumulate close to your house
season with less rainfall and humidity. or other structure.
Dry air, cooler temperatures and wind contribute to a Proper irrigation also reduces a dry fuel source needed
formula for increased risk of brush fires. While certainly for fires to spread.
not on the scale of wildfires experienced in other parts One of the primary causes of fires spreading from
of the country, a fire in our preserves or other open areas Heat sources can be a discarded cigarette, a spark from structure to structure is from debris on or around roofs
can present a significant threat to homeowners. an ATV, or even the heat from the engine of an improperly being ignited by traveling embers or sparks.
There are steps that you can take as property owners parked vehicle. This is a wonderful time to be outside and enjoy the
to help minimize the threat of fire spreading to your home It only takes a couple of minutes for a seemingly small weather, but please remember to be fire smart to help
our business. fire to quickly grow out of control, so it is wise to dial reduce the threat of fire.
When enjoying the preserve areas within Abacoa or 911 as soon as possible and give a detailed location of Steen Eriksson,
anywhere in surrounding areas, please be careful not to provide the fire. Community Relations,
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a heat source that can ignite the extremely dry vegetation. If there is a fire nearby, embers can travel a Professional Firefighters and Paramedics
of Palm Beach County,
Local 2928
HOAN@iaff2928.com

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Saturday, Feb. 4 Rumours
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Thursday, March 2 What a Fool Believes
Friday, March 3 The Celtic Tenors
Saturday, March 4 Lucie Arnaz: “I Got the Job”
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