Hidden Meadows NewsLocal news for Hidden Meadows, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Good plants, bad plants- November 9, 2007 "We are spending millions of dollars to remove it, and they are selling it. ... Why not think native at a time like this Something that uses less water and is fire resistant, too." By: RUTH MARVIN WEBSTER - Staff Writer Here are ways to improve fire resistance by landscaping When it comes to landscaping, not all plants are created equal. via North County Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/hidden-meadows-ca/2007/11/good-plants-bad-plants?fromrss=1 Special Assignment: Former Fire Chief Takes "Heat" For Not Evacuating- November 6, 2007 "If firefighters and law enforcement had come to my home - which we never got by the way - told us to leave, probably would have." Jeff Bowman knows what to do in a fire, but the former San Diego fire chief is taking heat over his decision to stay rather than evacuate during the Witch Creek Fire. via KFMB-TV San Diegohttp://www.topix.net/city/hidden-meadows-ca/2007/11/special-assignment-former-fire-chief-t... Deer Springs' uses its own Reverse 911 system in wake of fires- November 3, 2007 "I got a good half-hour lead saying, 'This is where the fire is. Expect evacuations,' " Phones began ringing with emergency messages throughout the Deer Springs community last week as a wall of flames advanced on the area, but it wasn't the county's Reverse 911 system warning residents to leave. via North County Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/hidden-meadows-ca/2007/11/deer-springs-uses-its-own-reverse-911-... |