VIDEO: A Yuba County nonprofit organization is using a creative approach in an effort to decrease the risk of wildfires in the foothills that could be sparked by dragging tow chains. The unique solution comes from repurposing a piece of unusable fire equipment. “A lot of people don’t even know that a dragging chain can cause a fire,” said Smartsville Fire Protection District Captain Glen Ford. “They need to properly secure them and if they have the wherewithal, they can go to their local fire department and get used fire hose that go over the chains.” The Smartsville Fire Protection District is one of the distribution sites for the Yuba Watershed Protection and Fire Safe Council’s “No Spark” Tow Chain Program. The program repurposes fire hoses, turning them into chain covers for people who need to tow trailers and boats behind their vehicles.