By Philip Higuera Alexander L. Metcalf Dave McWethy and Jennifer Balch 3 minute Learn
When requested “What can we do?” lots of our options require long-term investments and political will. However there are things you can do proper now to make a distinction and probably save lives.
Around your home, transfer flammable supplies like dried leaves and needles, gasoline and propane containers and firewood away from all buildings. Clear out your gutters. In case you tow a trailer, be certain that the chains don’t cling so low that they may hit the pavement and trigger a spark. When you have to mow a garden, do it in the cooler, wetter morning hours to forestall unintentional sparks from igniting fires in dry grass. Don’t drop cigarette butts on the floor.
This Fourth of July, skip the fireworks and campfires—instead, catch a laser light show, make s’mores in the microwave and rejoice by holding summer time skies smoke-free for so long as doable.
