Today was the first meeting to get a volunteer fireman or woman team in place for this dry time! And hoorah, 8 folks showed up, 4 expats living here full time and four local guys!

So this is a great start! We talked about water delivery to fires, equipment needed and how to alert one another when a fire does get out of hand and I say that as this group will not be going out to hillside controlled burns nor to accident scenes on hwy 200…we will leave that to the ambulance team with the necessary equipment to assist folks in need and to the bomberos with major equipment from Melaque!

Our group will just service the needs of LM and Los Ingenious for the time being and that time is now with tender dry conditions and many hillside homes that have dry vegetation right up to their property lines!

So a question, if a fire was burning near your home and you are not there would you be happy to have those come into your property to put out the fire? This is crucial as the idea of jumping a fence or somehow getting onto the property is an issue for many locals! So if a few of you could respond it would be great! And if you have dry burnable materials near your homes could your gardeners go in and whack it out so as not to add to an already bad or possible terrible situation? Defensible space!

Thanks..I hope several of you respond as our next meeting is next Monday and would like to give these guys some feedback!

Also we are looking for someone who could send out what’s up alerts to these volunteers…any one volunteering for that position?