FireWise Gathering: Sept. 11 in Soquel

MEET OUR DOCTORS!

Dr. Philip Bosse, DVM.

Dr. Philip Bosse hails from the great state of North Carolina and went to NC State for his undergraduate and veterinary degrees, graduating in 2008. He completed a rotating small animal internship in medicine and surgery in Norwalk, CT before fi nding his way to the “best” coast in 2009. Since arriving he’s fallen in love with northern California and it’s great outdoors. In the hospital he enjoys internal medicine, dentistry and preventative care. Outside he enjoys beach volleyball, running, and fi shing. Santa Cruz has beckoned to him for many years and it only took a pandemic to fi nally make that move. He’s very happy he did!

Santa Cruz Veterinary Hospital is open Monday through Friday from 8am to 6pm, Saturday from 8am to 5pm, and we are currently accepting new clients. We look forward to having you come in and meet our wonderful doctors!

COMMUNITY NEWS FireWise Gathering: Sept. 11 in Soquel

Worried about wildfires? Learn how to protect your homes, keep your fire insurance, and get advice on emergency plans.

Susan Tatsui-D’Arcy will host an informational session for North Rodeo Gulch FireWise USA from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept 11, at 2390 North Rodeo Gulch Road, Soquel. Meet and greet starts at 9:30 a.m. with bagels and spreads. The agenda for the first hour will be: First District Supervisor Manu Koenig; North Rodeo Gulch 3-year plan (Susan Tatsui-D’Arcy; Arul Mathur FireWise leader) ;

Inventor of a fireactivated extinguisher address signs (Central Deputy Fire Marshal Marco Mack) ; Ham/MURS radio communication (Dawn Mackey, Bonny Doon community coordinator); Community Emergency Response Team (Rosemary Anderson, deputy director for CERT Auxiliary) ; CODE Red (Deputy Fire Marshal Marco Mack; Go Bags (Susan Tatsui-D’Arcy) .

The agenda for the second hour will be: Home hardening (Tony Akin, Central Fire defensible space/wildland fire hazard specialist); limbing trees and chipping (Matt Abernathy, Resource Conservation District) ; products NOT to use (Anush Anand, Replace Vinyl, Save Your House) ; innovative products and solutions: F.A.C.E. fire-activated Anand Anush preps a demonstration on how fire affects building materials. canister extinguisher funded in one day on Kickstarter (Arul Mathur, CEO and inventor) and FireFree.com; fire insurance and wildfire defense systems (Cindy Weigelt, State Farm) , ending with Q&A.

North Rodeo Gulch FireWise 3-Year Plan

Year One: Address signs on homes and driveways; home hardening 5 feet around houses and structures; establish micro communities with leaders; where to put a fire break (CalFire & Central/Aptos Fire); work with neighbors to clear 10 feet on your private road

Year Two: Add road signage and improve access on narrow private roads ; promote guidance to voluntarily improve driveway access and water supply; remove dead and dying fuels within 30 feet of homes & structures ; coordinate with CalFire & Central Fire to improve fire breaks ; reduce hazardous vegetation within 10 feet on your private road ; all micro community leaders (MURS to ham)

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