The EDGE: Dirt from the Yurt and other Chatter from the Edge of the Boundary Waters

The Edge is a free and open forum of events and happenings as viewed from the northern edge of Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA)- the Gunflint Trail. Published by Boundary Country Trekking and edited by Ted Young, The Edge offers you an opportunity to write about your experiences and interests in this wonderful part of the planet. Let your imagination run wild as the wilderness that embraces the Gunflint Trail.

Friday, November 14, 2008

Cook County Awarded $3 Million Grant for Wild Fire Sprinler

FEMA has aproved a $3,000,000 for Cook County residents to install or upgrade sprinkler systems. The grant was announced Wednesday by U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., and will help pay up to half the cost of sprinkler systems. For more information go to http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/78210/. Stay toned on this one folks!

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At 4:24 PM, Rich said...: Here is an interesting question posed by another blogger - http://wildfiretoday.blogspot.com/2008/11/wildfire-news-november-12.html - Should the federal government be giving millions of dollars to private homeowners and businesses for fire equipment around their homes and businesses? What's next? Will FEMA pay to replace wood shake shingles with fire resistant roofing materials on privately owned structures? Will FEMA buy you a boat if you live in a flood-prone area? It is interesting that there are all different ways to look at this, aren't there?

The EDGE: Dirt from the Yurt and other Chatter from the Edge of the Boundary Waters

Friday, November 14, 2008

Cook County Awarded $3 Million Grant for Wild Fire Sprinler

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