Reno, NV…On Wednesday, March 22, Pete Padelford, of Blue Lake Springs Homeowners Association, in Arnold, CA was awarded one of several National Wildfire Mitigation Awards, at the Wildland Urban-Interface Conference, in Reno, NV,

The award is sponsored by, the National Association of State Foresters (NASF), the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the USDA Forest Service.

This award recognizes “sustained wildfire mitigation actions that lead to community fire adaptation and recognizes organizations and individuals who have implemented successful and sustainable wildfire mitigation projects on the ground in their communities.”

Pete was instrumental in expanding Fire Prevention efforts in Arnold, including Cal Fires Volunteers in Prevention (VIP), promoting others to volunteer and provide technical support to improved Fire Prevention, helping to build a database for monitoring property owner information, tracking dead trees due to the Western Pine Beetle attacks on ponderosa pines in Calaveras County and building a shaded fuel break around and within the Blue Lake Springs Subdivision, funded through PG&E and California SRA grant funds.