Pope County, IL firefighters offer wildfire risk assessment to h

Pope County, Illinois firefighters are partnering with Shawnee National Forest to offer a wildfire risk assessment to county homes, thanks to a grant from the local non-profit Shawnee Resource, Conservation & Development Area.

“Our primary goal is to keep Pope County homeowners safe, and we believe the message of preparing early and making their homes safe from wildfire will help us achieve that goal,” said Josh Light, Captain, Rural Pope County Fire Protection District. “If we identify risks through an assessment, we then want to provide the homeowner with options to reduce that risk. Most times, it’s a simple…