City of Coos Bay accepts $35,000 grant for wildfire staffing, proclaims Wildfire Awareness Month

City of Coos Bay accepts $35,000 grant for wildfire staffing, proclaims Wildfire Awareness Month

At the Coos Bay City Council meeting on May 5, 2025, the City proclaimed May as Wildfire Awareness Month. Coincidentally, during that same meeting they accepted a $35,000 grant from

Wildfire Prevention Month with Pass Christian fire Department - WXXV News 25

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (WXXV) – May is Wildfire Prevention Month. The Mississippi Forestry Commission responded to 2,502 wildfires in fiscal year 2024, destroying 24 homes, two commercial buildings. Local firefighters saved 3,886 homes and commercial buildings.  The Pass Christian Fire Department uses a variety of tactics to respond to wildfires, depending on the specific situation and needs. Preventing wildfires begins with sharing and listening…