FIREWISE
is a Federal program where the states are given some funding to
educate and assist volunteers to make their areas more resistant to
wildfire damage. Lake Camelot is the first neighborhood community in
the Town of Rome to begin this process. LCPOA Board authorized the
organization of a committee to work with the state Fire Ranger, DNR,
and Forestry Department to form a plan for the green areas around
Camelot. This has been done, and the committee chair is Corky Grisham.
The Lake Camelot Firewise Committee (LCFC) has a plan and proceedures
in place for volunteers to apply to help clean up the 400 acres of
green area around Camelot. We understand that it will be a long
process and may take awhile, but with many small groups helping in
their own neighborhoods it is possible. YOU need to get involved.
Here’s how:
Step
#1 – Fill out a Firewise Project Request Form available at the
Lodge. (Each project needs a leader.)
Step
#2 – – work with one of the LCFC committee members to get your
plan authorized and set a date.
Step
#3 -Get neighbors, friends, and relatives to help.
Step
#4 – Once approved, complete your work day as planned. Turn in the
hours for the LCFC to complete the paperwork.
The
authorized cleanup projects will focus on clearing out dead and downed
wood. Some property owners have asked it they are now permitted to
clean the common area adjacent to their property. The
answer is, NOT UNTIL THEY COMPLETE AND RECEIVE AN APPROVED PROJECT
VIA THE LAKE CAMELOT FIREWISE COMMITTEE CLEANUP PROJECT EXECUTION
PLAN.
Volunteers
can work on any project as long as they fill out a volunteer form for
that project. Sign up at the lodge to be called for upcoming projects.
“We’ll take all volunteers, as long as they complete the volunteer form that limits liability to
the Lake Camelot Property Owners Association”, says Grisham. How
about you and your children and friends who want to help protect our
property and make it look a little better?
For more information or to volunteer, contact Corky Grisham at
325-5975 or tjgrisham@wctc.net.
