by RC&D | Aug 9, 2021 | Environmental Conservation, Newsletter, Newsroom, Press Release, Wildfire Mitigation
Hazard Mitigation and Community Education Grants are provided by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry to communities, groups, and organizations to make their homes safer from wildlife. Examples of program recipients are cities, towns, and communities with a risk or potential for loss from wildland fires.
by RC&D | Aug 12, 2019 | Agriculture, Environmental Conservation, Newsletter, Newsroom, Press Release, Wildfire Mitigation
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry will be providing access to federal grant funding for communities and volunteer fire departments to be better equipped for wildfire. Communities who have developed or are in the process of... by RC&D | Mar 12, 2019 | Newsletter, Wildfire Mitigation
By: Rick Brown Wildfire Mitigation Specialist 865-258-3891 greatsmoky@charter.net http://burnsafetn.org/index.html The Firewise USA® program has received a lot of attention in East Tennessee after the... by RC&D | Feb 8, 2019 | Environmental Conservation, Newsroom, Wildfire Mitigation
By: Rick Brown, Tennessee Department of Forestry and Holly Campbell, Southern Regional Extension Forestry. This article previously appeared in the Wildland Fire in the Southeast newsletter. Appalachian RC&D Council administers Firewise USA® grants provided... by RC&D | Dec 21, 2018 | Newsroom, Wildfire Mitigation
On Wednesday, December 13, the community of Mullins Cove in Whitwell, Tennessee, celebrated its official recognition as a Firewise USA® site. Mullins Cove is the 25th community in Tennessee to earn this distinction.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture-Division of Forestry (TDF) promotes Firewise USA® as part of its Fire Adapted Communities program.
by RC&D | Nov 23, 2018 | Newsroom, Wildfire Mitigation
Hi, my name is Leon Konz, and I am one of three Wildfire Mitigation Specialists that work for the Buffalo-Duck River RC&D in Centerville, Tennessee. We help the Tennessee Division of Forestry (TDF) make homes and communities safer from wildfires— just like the...