Cedar Hill Project to Reduce Wildfire Hazards Northwood
University Partners with Crews from the Texas A&M Forest Service
CEDAR HILL, Texas —Texas A&M Forest Service crews soon will
begin removing potentially hazardous vegetation at selected
sites in the community of Cedar Hill in an effort to reduce the
wildfire risk facing the Dallas suburb. Firefighters will use a
Gyro-Track mulching machine, as well as chainsaws, a chipper and
other hand tools to create shaded fuel breaks on sites at
Northwood University, West Belt Line Road and Valley Ridge Park.
Breaks are used to help stop or slow down wildfires by removing
the vegetation, which serves as fuel for the fire. A shaded fuel
break often is constructed in a forested area, where trees are
thinned and pruned but retain some canopy. Such a break can help
keep surface fires from spreading into tree tops, which
increases fire intensity. The work is scheduled to begin Jan. 7
and will take place over the next three months. “This project
will enhance the access and