Fire Safe Council For Monterey County

Increase Your Donations By 20%

The Monterey Peninsula Foundation has made the Fire Safe Council For Monterey County a participant in its Charity Match campaign.

That means every dollar you donate to the Fire Safe Council For Monterey County through the Monterey Peninsula Foundation before February 27, 2015 will be increased by twenty-percent. One hundred dollars from you will result in one hundred and twenty dollars going to the Fire Safe Council For Monterey County. Click here to see how to donate and give the extra 20% at no cost to you.

About The Fire Safe Council For Monterey County

The council is a non-profit corporation committed to protecting lives and property from harm by wildfires, and to educating the public on wildfire dangers and how to reduce them.

The council supports projects that help make homes, neighborhoods, and communities fire safe by management of natural and man-made resources.

We are looking for people who are interested in volunteering to help meet these life-protecting goals. ... more >

Learn How To Apply For Grants To Help Protect Your Community

Each year millions of dollars in grants are awarded to fund wildfire fuel reduction projects that help make neighborhoods and communities safer in the event of wildfire.

The deadline to submit grant applications to the California Fire Safe Council for the 2015 grant cycle was February 19, 2015. However, you can start now learning how to submit a grant application next year by clicking here.

Help The Forest Service Improve Its Strategic Community Fuelbreak Improvement Project

The Fire Safe Council For Monterey County, joined by other organizations, submitted a detailed comment letter to the U.S. Forest Service on its proposed Strategic Community Fuelbreak Improvement Project. The letter proposes changes to the project to make it more likely it will be completed, and more effective when completed.

Just as important is that you can still submit comments to the Forest Service supporting the FSCMC's comment letter ... more >

Tips On Making Your Home Safer From Wildfires And Complying With State Defensible Space Requirements

The time to prepare for wildfires is before they start.

Learn how to reduce hazardous accumulations of wildfire fuel around your home and other structures. ... more >
Learn how to reduce the ignitability of your structures. ... more >

How To Obtain Grants To Help Protect Your Community From Wildfires

Each year millions of dollars in grants are awarded to help make communities throughout the nation safer in the event of wildfires.

The Fire Safe Council For Monterey County can help you and your neighbors obtain grants to perform work to help make your community fire safe. ... more >

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Your support today may prevent wildfire tomorrow!

The Fire Safe Council For Monterey County is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Your contribution is tax-deductible, as allowed by law. Please note, we may only solicit donations from California sources, though we may accept donations from anywhere.

Meetings

See the calendar for actual date, time and location.

Meetings are typically held on the last Thursday of the month at 9:30 am at the CAL FIRE San Benito-Monterey Unit headquarters, 2221 Garden Road, Monterey 93940.