North county fire services
EDITOR: Thank you for the informative article concerning fire protection in the north county. The last six years have shown us that fires in the north county affect all of the county. Air quality, power shutoffs, smoke taint to wine grapes, tourism disruption, property tax loss from fire damage and the evacuation of whole towns are the results of wildland fires in the north. Luckily, because of grazing animals reducing fuel load and topography, the south county does not have large wildland fires. The Board of Supervisors should give us 100% of the fire tax dollars generated in the north county to continue to address this threat.
Paul Bernier,
Board President,
Northern Sonoma County
Fire Protection District
