10 | SUNRAYS MAY 2014
ONLINE:
SCTXCA.ORG
Sun City Texas will be participating in the
National Wildfire Community Preparedness
Day on Saturday, May 3. Communities across
the nation will conduct projects designed to
reduce wildfire risk and increase preparedness.
Sun City Texas will join the effort by conducting a Common
Areas clearing event. All residents are invited to participate.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Our morning will begin with a safety orientation and brief
Firewise education presentation in the Social Center Ballroom
at 9:30 a.m. Participants will be divided into several workgroups
and will proceed to predetermined Common Area worksites
near the ballroom and Legacy Hills, where we will remove
small cedar trees. Following our fun outdoors, we will return
to the ballroom for hot dogs, soft drinks and door prizes. Each
participant will be given a specially-designed cap in apprecia-
tion of their participation.
Work gloves and closed-toe shoes are required. Long
pants are highly recommended. Participants should
bring their own hand-held pruners, tree limb loppers
and/or handsaws marked with their name. No power
equipment will be used during this activity.
About Firewise
Our Firewise program is comprised of four major groups/pro-
grams.
1.
The Home Ignition Zone (HIZ) Assessment Program
has more than 50 trained volunteers who evaluate resi-
dential properties to identify outside ignition sources, in
the event of traveling or falling embers from a wildfire or a
house fire. More than 650 homeowners have participated
in this program!
2.
The Vine and Cedar Clearing Group
works with the
CA staff to clear cedars and ladder fuels in the Level 4 area.
Together, the crew and staff have cleared approximately 176
acres since the program began in 2011.
3.
The Education Group
organizes the annual Firewise
TownHall and takes the Firewise program to NewResident
Orientations and various other Town Halls. The group also
offers Firewise training to landscape vendors who work in
Sun City Texas.
4.
The Community Wildfire Protection & Re-certifica-
tion Plan (CWPP) Group
collects data during the year
to be used in supporting our annual Firewise recertifica-
tion process. The national Firewise program requires that
participants maintain and report activities annually to
maintain certification.
As central Texas continues to be under a severe drought, resi-
dents are encouraged to request a Home Ignition Zone (HIZ)
Assessment to evaluate the risks of a fire caused by falling
embers from a wildfire or house fire. This year, we have already
had a grassfire at the Del Webb entrance, a house fire caused
by a lightning strike, and a small yard fire. The HIZ request
form is available online at the Firewise microsite, and at the
Social Center and Cowan Creek Monitors Desks.
Remember, it’s too late to make preparations if the fire is al-
ready happening.
CA NEWS
Firewise & Wildfire Community Preparedness Day 2014
Saturday, May 3, 9:30 a.m., SCB
Submitted by Dan Dodson, Firewise Group Education Coordinator
JOINT GENERAL and SPECIAL ELECTIONS
EARLY VOTING SCHEDULE
Through Saturday, May 3
8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; NO Sunday Voting
Monday, May 5 and Tuesday, May 6
7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
ELECTION DAY
Saturday, May 10; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION
EARLY VOTING PERIOD
Monday, May 19 - Friday, May 23
7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION DAY
Tuesday, May 27; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Location, all voting: Cowan Creek Amenity Center
or voting location of your choice
For more information:
New Resident Orientation
Thursday, May 15,
8:30 a.m., Social Center Ballroom
If you are new to Sun City Texas, please join us for the New
Resident Orientation. At 8:30 a.m., the Club Fair begins.
Enthusiastic members will visit with you and tell you about
their chartered clubs.
The Community Association staff presentation begins at 9:15
a.m. and ends around 10:15 a.m. You will have an opportunity
to meet the staff, learn how your Association operates, and
gather valuable information. Refreshments will be served.
CPR/FIRST AID/AED CLASSES
CPR/First Aid/AED classes are taught monthly
in Sun City. For information, contact Barbara
Akers at
