Fire Safe Council For Monterey County

California Fire Safe Council 2021 Grant Application Period Is Open

The California Fire Safe Council will begin accepting applications for grants for the following on May 3, 2021:

Fuel Hazard Mitigation vegetation treatments such as chipping, thinning, burning, or grazing.
Community Hazard Mitigation Planning such as Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP’s), Firewise assessments, hazard assessments, and similar types of planning activities.
Prevention and Mitigation Education such as outreach, mailings, workshops, events, PSAs, and other education programs.

Deadline for grant application submittal is no later than June 15, 2021 at midnight PST.

For more information see the CFSC website by clicking here. Contact Thomas Shumaker at the California Fire Safe Council if you have questions about California Fire Safe Council grants, using the contact information on this page.

Register For Free Community Wildfire Webinar Series

Registration is now open for you to participate in a series of free webinars intended to give you information on how to prepare for wildfires, to help protect lives, property, and resources.

More information and links to register for the webinars are on this page. The number of participants is limited so do not delay registering if interested. Everyone is invited to register.

Links to recordings of the webinars will be provided on this page as they become available.

The webinars will consist of presentations by experts, with opportunity to ask questions.

The webinars are hosted by the Carmel Valley Wildfire Mitigation Project with Thriving Earth Exchange, and the information provided will apply in essentially any area subject to wildfires.

If you have questions about what you heard on a webinar, you can ask them on this page and get answers!

Carmel Valley's Robles Del Rio Community Makes News!

Carmel Valley's Robles Del Rio community makes news, by working to become the first Firewise USA® community in Monterey County.

Watch the story on KSBW by clicking here...

Learn how to qualify your community as Firewise USA® by clicking here...

Free Wildfire And You Workshop

Fire Safe Council For Monterey County (FSCMC) has developed a free online workshop, Wildfire and You, that you can take at any time, which shows you how to help protect your life and home in event of a wildfire by:

Planning for evacuation,
Reducing vegetation to create effective defensible space, and
Hardening your home to make it less likely to ignite during a wildfire.

You can go to the Wildfire and You workshop by clicking here. Once there, if you have not yet enrolled in the workshop, click on the Enroll for free button, then create a free account, or, if you already have an account click on the "I already have an account!" link and log in.

Wildfires are a fact of life in California and can affect all of us, but seniors and disabled are at higher risk. It’s essential for this population and the people who care for them to give a lot of thought on how best to prepare for wildfires, before they start.

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Excellent National Fire Protection Association Video

Watch this excellent National Fire Protection Association video to learn how you can help prepare your home to survive a wildfire.

Seeking New Board Members And Advisors

The Fire Safe Council For Monterey County is seeking new members and advisors for our board of directors. If you are interested, please send an email to info@firesafemonterey.org. If you want to help your community prepare for wildfires, your active input and participation will be deeply appreciated.

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 >

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 >

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Support Us

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 of meetings.

Meetings are now typically held on the last Thursday of the month. See the calendar for details.