2008
The Mountain Area Safety Taskforce (MAST) has produced two brochures, one for mountain-area residents and the other for visitors to the mountains, as well as a poster to promote fire safety in the San Bernardino County mountains.
2007
For the second year in a row, more than 60,000 property owners in the mountains of San Bernardino County are receiving a calendar, courtesy of San Bernardino County and the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce (MAST).
San Bernardino County test is part of effort to ensure agencies and the public are prepared for 2007 fire season and heightened fire risk due to prolonged drought.
The 2007 fire season got an early start this year due to prolonged drought. This means mountain-area residents need to be more vigilant and better prepared than ever, officials with the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce (MAST) say.
Felling of One Millionth Tree marks progress in combating the bark beetle infestation and symbolizes MAST’s shift in focus to the promotion of healthy forests by thinning live trees
Importance of removing dead trees now widely understood, but survey will inform MAST’s public outreach efforts to educate public about thinning “green fuel” to reduce wildfire risk
Information-packed calendar provides fire-safety tips and emphasizes the need for thinning the forest to combat the bark beetle infestation and remove green fuel
Results of the survey, commissioned by the County and the Mountain Safety Area Taskforce, will guide public outreach efforts and assess program effectiveness
2006
Two-year program initiated to encourage property owners to make forest more fire-safe as public funding for tree removal expires