The South
Skyline Firesafe Council was formed to help the community reduce the risk
and impact of a wildfire, and help protect our houses from this danger.
We have added a new resource for the South
Skyline Association on Facebook.
South Skyline Fire & Rescue
Website
Company 29 has been working on a number of improvements to the South
Skyline Fire & Rescue website recently. There's a link to a description
of the Las Cumbres station remodel (with the obligatory request for money). The
Donate link goes somewhere now, though we don't have PayPal hooked up yet. We've
added a 'Join our Team' link which describes the requirements for signing up,
the 'Help Us Help You' link now goes to a page with some handy tips based on the
column from the last Skylines newsletter.
We have not had time to update the photo gallery, however we have at least
picked out the pictures to use and will do this soon.
Take a look and let us know what you think and if you have any suggestions.
http://www.southskylinefire.org/
In our ongoing effort to get some semblance of control over speeding
motorcycles, we are posting the phone number to use to report motorcycles that
are speeding or exhibiting other abhorrent behaviors (e.g. too loud). If
you witness a motorcycle that is operating outside the law, please call the CHP
reporting line at:
800-TELL CHP (835-5247)
It was reported at the August 19 SSA board meeting that there have been a several burglaries in the area around Page Mill Road/Skyline as well as the Las Cumbres
area. Keep an eye out for suspicious activity!
A Yahoo group has been formed for South Skyline. To join the South Skyline email group, send a
BLANK
message to:
SouthSkyline-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
No subject line is needed.
The subject of Barricade Fire Gel came up at an SSA meeting a year or two ago, at that
time it wasn't being distributed in California. There may not be a local distributor, but
it is sold on the Internet at Barricade
International. The cost is $199 for the basic kit with 3, 1 1/4-gallon bottles and
$150 for refill kits of 4 bottles (they recommend one bottle for 500-700 square feet of
wall). I just ordered (and received) the kits. The only caveat I have is that I'd like to
have asked them to ship UPS, they defaulted to FedEx at ~$60. Otherwise I'm happy with the
service.
~Ken Smith
Back at that time the local distributor was Allstar
Fire Equipment in Hayward. They now offer a number of alternative materials, so you
may also want to check in with them for the latest info.
Expect mid-June to be near the time for whacking YST. If you are
trying to reduce YST on or around your property, you should be getting ready. We
have collected information on the noxious weed commonly referred to as
Yellow Star Thistle. We now have a quick primer on
it, and numerous links to agencies and groups that have studied it and/or have
programs for eradicating it.
Several things are happening with
regard to high speed internet access. First, we have accumulated a little over 150
residents along Skyline that are keenly interested in getting high speed internet
access. This has gotten the attention of several providers. For more detail on
this; see our SSA Broadband Status Page.
