Residents in the Hovland area of Cook County will have the opportunity to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season at a meeting hosted by County Commissioner Deb White at Hovland Town on Saturday, April 27, from 9:30 to 11:00.
Aaron Mollin-Kling, FIREWISE Coordinator for Cook County, will have materials about protecting your home and property, particularly given the spruce budworm infestation that is occurring in Cook County.
There will be instructions on how to update the wildfire sprinkler information collected by the county, as well as how to let the county know when you have evacuated your property to avoid sending our firefighters into harm’s way. Hovland Fire Department members will speak about the stages preceding evacuation so you know what to expect and how to prepare.
Following these presentations, Cook County Commissioner Ann Sullivan will distribute GO BAGS and suggest what to put in them in preparation for evacuation due to fire or other events.
This is the first of many meetings held throughout the county to prepare full-time and seasonal residents for the upcoming wildfire season. Due to a warmer and drier winter, Superior National Forest officials say the fire risk is high.
