In collaboration with CAL FIRE and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Fire Safe Sonoma is the Regional Coordinator for Firewise Communities within Sonoma County, and provides the framework for communities and guidance on community engagement and risk assessment to assist communities with organizing and taking action…
*The Resilient Landscape Coalition partnership is comprised of four organizations; Sonoma Ecology Center, the UC Master Gardners Program, […]
Doom the Broom! On March 23rd, Zoe Belzpalko organized her neighbors on Ben Way in the Central Sonoma […]
Another Win Against Invasive Plants & Another Tool Trailer Initiative! This weekend, the Fire Safe Sonoma crew teamed up with Alta Vista Heights HOA (a Firewise Community) to tackle French Broom and Himalayan Blackberry, two invasive species threatening fire safety and ecosystem health. Volunteers focused on…
New Resource Alert! Sonoma Ecology Center, Pepperwood Preserve and Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, along with a host […]
This groundbreaking project, set to launched in June of 2024 and will employ trained underserved workers with family-sustaining […]
West County getting Critical Help with its Defensible Space Safer West County and Fire Safe Sonoma have partnered to support west county communities in creating and maintaining defensible space. The grant includes the purchase of chippers leased to local fire departments in: Camp Meeker Forestville Monte…
Get ready for a Special Slew of FSS Announcements! Three Sonoma County Communities now have a Local CWPP! […]
Board of Supervisors Approves Countywide Community Wildfire Protection Plan The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors met on May […]
Through the Ready, Set, Go! (RSG) Program we engage with the residents of Sonoma County in wildland fire community risk reduction. Through the RSG! Program we help residents gain…
Local Area Community Wildfire Protection Plans. A Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) is a community-based plan focused on identifying and addressing local hazards and risks from wildfire. A CWPP determines what is at risk and provides a roadmap of actions for a community to address the…
It isn't unusual for Fire Safe Sonoma to be the subject of a news story or mentioned in an article. The Press Democrat ‘Not about being perfect’: North Bay residents and officials confront fire season with hard-won lessons - May 20, 2025 https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/wildfire-season-napa-sonoma-north-bay-california/ PG&E makes first…
Congratulations to our President & CEO, Roberta MacIntyre for being the 2022 Harry Quinlan awardee. She was sitting […]
Do you know your zone? By being prepared to evacuate early, you give your family the best chance […]
Maintain the Landscape around your home! Defensible space is the space between a structure and the wildland area that creates a sufficient buffer to slow or halt the spread of fire to a structure. It protects the home from igniting due to direct flame or…
Are you ready to GO? The American Red Cross recommends every family have an emergency supply kit assembled […]
Fire departments in Sonoma County fly red flags marked “High Fire Danger” when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]
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