California Fire Safe Council

Fuels Treatments in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI): Lessons learned from the San Mateo County Parks Project
2023-10-27
What: Fuels Treatments in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI): Lessons learned from the San Mateo County Parks Project
Field Training Date: Friday, October 27, 2023, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Location: Woodside, CA
Learn about a collaborative forest health and fuel reduction project at Huddart and Wunderlich County Parks, in Silicon Valley’s wildland-urban interface (WUI). Participants will increase their understanding of how San Mateo County Parks fuels reduction projects improve forest health and community wildfire resiliency in the urban wildland interface.
Learn more & register here: https://spranch.calpoly.edu/field-training-fuels-treatments-wildland-urban-interface-wui-lessons-learned-san-mateo

CFSC Northern CA Regional Monthly Meeting
2023-10-26 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Please come join California Fire Safe Council Regional Coordinators during their monthly regional Check-ins and Networking Calls. Northern California meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at 12:00 PM.
Please register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsdO2gqDMqHtFfuppXAQ5OxDF9g6fHwqE9
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For questions, please contact our Northern California Regional Coordinator, Mike Wilson.
Mike Wilson, mwilson@cafiresafecouncil.org

SAF National Convention
2023-10-25 - 2023-10-28
Society of American Foresters National Convention / Sacramento, CA
Forestry: It’s in Our DNA
The theme, “Forestry: It’s in Our DNA,” references both the proud legacy of forestry and the ongoing challenges and opportunities that foresters and natural resources professionals face. Forestry and what it means to be a forester is multi-faceted with many backgrounds, disciplines, and experiences shaping our profession’s past, present, and future. SAF2023 will bring together novel science and on-the-ground management techniques, while focusing on how to better communicate our passion to the public, and building a community that can tackle impacts from a changing climate.
Location: SAF Convention events will be held at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center (1401 K St, Sacramento, CA 95814)
Learn more here: https://eforester.org/safconvention2023.

California Wildfire Conference
2023-10-24 - 2023-10-26
https://coastal-quest.idloom.events/californiawildfireconference
Coastal Quest, in partnership with Ventura County Wildfire Collaborative, is proud to present the first California Wildfire Conference. This three-day exchange will bring together a diverse community of wildfire practitioners to focus on understanding, preventing, and recovering from wildfires. The conference will be held from October 24-26, 2023, in Ventura County at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
Participants are drawn from California, Western US States, and globally where wildfire and communities interface. Attendees include local and national government agencies/leaders, natural resource managers/landowners, California Tribes, community leaders/organizations, and multi-sectoral collaboratives/councils.
We invite Firewise/Firesafe Councils and Collaboratives who are developing wildfire adaptation and mitigation plans and implementing solutions. This event will be open to 200 in-person attendees, and select sessions will be recorded and shared after the conference.

CFSC Quarterly Statewide Meeting, October 2023
2023-10-18
Watch the video recording from CFSC’s October 2023 Quarterly Statewide Meeting on our YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/TP84spCNm-E

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
These Quarterly Statewide Meetings are intended to allow Fire Safe Councils and Wildland Fire Prevention and Resilience Practitioners throughout California to connect and network with each other. Please join us on Zoom or call in to participate.
The Statewide Quarterly meetings occur every 3 months, on the third Wednesday at 12:00 PM.
Please register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctcO2rpzguE9ADr6CoDcVZ1wTclTd63w3v
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Webinar - Project Development and Regulatory Sequencing for Wildfire Grants
2023-10-17
What: Project Development and Regulatory Sequencing for Wildfire Grants
Webinar Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Learn about effective approaches to CAL FIRE and other public funding grants for fuels reduction projects from representatives at Rincon Consultants, CAL FIRE, and the San Luis Obispo County Fire Safe Council. Participants will increase their understanding of project development and regulatory sequencing as it applies to grant funded fuels reduction projects in California.
Learn more & register here: https://spranch.calpoly.edu/project-development-and-regulatory-sequencing-wildfire-grants

West Contra Costa FSC: Open House at Fire Station #63
2023-10-14

Fuels Treatments in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI): Lessons Learned from the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team
2023-10-13
What: Fuels Treatments in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI): Lessons Learned from the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team
Field Training Date: Friday, October 13, 2023, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Location: South Lake Tahoe, CA
Field Training Date: Friday, October 13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Join the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team and Cal Poly’s Fuels and Vegetation Education Program for a field-based training that spans multiple fires in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Participants will learn how representatives of Tahoe Basin fire agencies worked together to form the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team with the goal of protecting lives, property, and the environment within the Lake Tahoe Basin from wildfire by implementing prioritized fuels reduction projects and engaging the public in becoming a Fire Adapted Community.
Learn more & register here: https://spranch.calpoly.edu/field-training-fuels-treatments-wildland-urban-interface-wui-lessons-learned-tahoe-fire-and-fuels

CFSC Central CA Regional Monthly Meeting
2023-10-04 14:00 - 15:00
CLICK HERE to watch the video recording from this meeting.

Please come join California Fire Safe Council Regional Coordinators during their monthly regional Check-ins and Networking Calls.
Central California meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 2:00 PM.
Please register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkduyvqzIvGNDG-tRaH5rRRRdh7g-ANpma
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For questions, please contact Brooke McAllister, our Central California Regional Coordinator: bmcallister@cafiresafecouncil.org

CFSC Northern CA Regional Monthly Meeting
2023-09-28 12:00 - 13:00
CLICK HERE to watch the video recording from this meeting.
Please come join California Fire Safe Council Regional Coordinators during their monthly regional Check-ins and Networking Calls.
Northern California meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at 12:00 PM.
Please register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsdO2gqDMqHtFfuppXAQ5OxDF9g6fHwqE9
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For questions, please contact our Northern California Regional Coordinator, Mike Wilson.
Mike Wilson, mwilson@cafiresafecouncil.org

22 D-Space Award Webinar
2023-09-26
The 2022 Defensible Space Award Webinar is only available to the organizations that have been selected to receive grant awards for defensible space assistance projects. Please contact your Grant Specialist for further information.

MPC Ready Community Meeting: Wildfire Risk and Preparedness
2023-09-23

Fire Safe Sonoma Speaker Series
2023-09-21
Guest Speaker: CFSC Northern California Regional Coordinator, Mike Wilson
2 – 3 PM, Thursday, September 21, 2023
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlceGrrDIsH90e3g_BdEcp7hh9mE9NBuhF#/registration
https://www.firesafesonoma.org

CFSC Southern CA Regional Monthly Meeting
2023-09-13 12:00 - 13:00
Video Recording, Southern CA Regional Monthly Meeting, September 13, 2023
PowerPoint Presentation Slides, Brenda Caloca, CA Dept. of Insurance

Please come join California Fire Safe Council Regional Coordinators during their monthly regional Check-ins and Networking Calls. Southern California meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 12:00 PM.
Please register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcude2rrzwrGtLwWPdfEpXlIjCctNj99Tfb
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For questions, please contact Britney Munoz, our Southern California Regional Coordinator: bmunoz@cafiresafecouncil.org

CFSC Central CA Regional Monthly Meeting
2023-09-06 14:00 - 15:00
Video Recording, Sept. 6th Central CA Monthly Meeting

Please come join California Fire Safe Council Regional Coordinators during their monthly regional Check-ins and Networking Calls. Central California meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 2:00 PM.
Please register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkduyvqzIvGNDG-tRaH5rRRRdh7g-ANpma
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For questions, please contact Brooke McAllister, our Central California Regional Coordinator: bmcallister@cafiresafecouncil.org

CFSC Northern CA Regional Monthly Meeting
2023-08-31 12:00 - 13:00
UPDATE: Thank you for attending CFSC’s Northern California Regional Monthly Meeting on August 31, 2023. You can view the video recording for this meeting via the link below.
VIDEO: CFSC Northern California Regional Monthly Meeting, August 2023.
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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Please come join California Fire Safe Council Regional Coordinators during their monthly regional Check-ins and Networking Calls. Northern California meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at 12:00 PM.
Please register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsdO2gqDMqHtFfuppXAQ5OxDF9g6fHwqE9
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For questions, please contact our Northern California Regional Coordinator, Mike Wilson.
Mike Wilson, mwilson@cafiresafecouncil.org

Napa Firewise Insurance Webinar
2023-08-30
“Napa Firewise will be hosting an insurance webinar on August 30th at 5:30pm – save the date! Joining us will be a representative from State Insurance Commissioner Lara’s office, United Policy Holders, and more. Watch for details on the NCFF Calendar and read about the insurance benefits that come with wildfire mitigation efforts.”
Learn more here: https://napafirewise.org/event/insurance-webinar/

CA Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force Meeting
2023-08-29
California Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force Meeting
Sacramento, CA
1 – 4 PM
Learn more & register here: https://wildfiretaskforce.org/meetings/

Wildfire-Ready Workshop, Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council
2023-08-29
“Learn the steps to take to lower your wildfire risk! This interactive workshop will help you create an action plan to protect your home.
The Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council has partnered with the Ventura Land Trust to offer this free workshop. This event is open to the public and is suitable for all ages.
This workshop will take place at 6pm on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at the Poinsettia Pavilion at 3451 Foothill Rd, Ventura, CA 93003.
Summary: Wildfires have grown in size and impact in Ventura County in the last several years, such as the Thomas Fire, which burned 281,893 acres and 1,063 structures, and Woolsey Fire, which burned 97,000 acres and 670 structures.
How would this workshop help protect my home? Based on the latest science from the Insurance Institute for Home & Safety (IBHS), the structure and vegetation modification recommendations given by their team may reduce your home’s wildfire risk up to 75%. Recommendations made during this workshop could include affordable actions such as removing debris from gutters, or larger actions such as trimming back overhanging trees.
Funding for this Project provided by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Fire Prevention Program as part of the California Climate Investments Program.
About Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council: Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council is a 501c3 nonprofit whose mission is to reduce wildfire threats to farms, ranches, urban neighborhoods, and infrastructure through an aggressive program of action, education, and collaboration.
This event is free, open to the public and is suitable for all ages.”
REGISTER HERE

Regional Wildfire Panel: My World s on Fire, How About Yours?
2023-08-17

Ventura County Firewise Workshop
2023-08-17

First Annual Fire & Ice Festival
2023-08-12

FSC Coffee Chat
2023-08-10
Thursday, August 10th at 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Fire Safe Council of San Diego County bimonthly FSC Coffee Chat.
Fire Safe Council of San Diego County will be hosting a presentation with NFPA Staff on the FireWise program and will discuss the benefits of forming FireWise communities. Additionally, they will have CAL FIRE staff on the call to answer any questions about FireWise and to get you connected to those staff who can best assist your FSC if you’re interested in learning more.

Topic: FSC Coffee Chat
Time: Aug 10, 2023 10:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 871 5262 3494
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CFSC Southern CA Regional Monthly Meeting
2023-08-09
8/14 UPDATE: Thank you for attending CFSC’s Southern California Regional Monthly Meeting on August 9, 2023. You can view the video recording for this meeting via the link below.

VIDEO: CFSC Southern California Regional Monthly Meeting, August 9th, 2023.

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Please come join California Fire Safe Council Regional Coordinators during their monthly regional Check-ins and Networking Calls. Southern California meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 12:00 PM.
Please register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcude2rrzwrGtLwWPdfEpXlIjCctNj99Tfb
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For questions, please contact Britney Munoz, our Southern California Regional Coordinator: bmunoz@cafiresafecouncil.org

San Mateo County Disaster Preparedness Day
2023-08-05

CFSC Central CA Regional Monthly Meeting
2023-08-02
8/3/23 UPDATE: Thank you for attending CFSC’s Central California Regional Monthly Meeting on August 2, 2023. You can view the video recording from this meeting via the link below.

CFSC’s Central California Regional Monthly Meeting, August 2, 2023

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Please come join California Fire Safe Council Regional Coordinators during their monthly regional Check-ins and Networking Calls. Central California meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 2:00 PM.
Please register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkduyvqzIvGNDG-tRaH5rRRRdh7g-ANpma
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For questions, please contact Brooke McAllister, our Central California Regional Coordinator: bmcallister@cafiresafecouncil.org

2023 California Adaptation Forum (CAF)
2023-07-31 - 2023-08-02
Monday, July 31st – Wednesday, August 2nd
Sheraton Fairplex Hotel & Conference Center in Pomona, CA
“The biennial California Adaptation Forum (CAF) aims to gather California’s adaptation community to foster knowledge exchange, innovation, and mutual support to accelerate adaptation efforts and create equitable and resilient communities throughout the state. CAF provides an inclusive space for community leaders, decision-makers, technical experts, and on-the-ground practitioners working across California to connect, discuss, and learn about new policies and tools, project successes and lessons learned, and emerging opportunities to build climate resilience in the near-term and over the coming decades.”
Learn more & register here: https://www.californiaadaptationforum.org

CFSC Northern CA Regional Monthly Meeting
2023-07-27 12:00 - 13:00
UPDATE: Thank you for attending CFSC’s Northern California Regional Monthly Meeting on July 27th, 2023. The PowerPoint presentation slides from this meeting are available for download below.
PowerPoint Presentation, July 27, 2023
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Please come join California Fire Safe Council Regional Coordinators during their monthly regional Check-ins and Networking Calls. Northern California meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at 12:00 PM.
Please register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsdO2gqDMqHtFfuppXAQ5OxDF9g6fHwqE9
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For questions, please contact our Northern California Regional Coordinator, Mike Wilson.
Mike Wilson, mwilson@cafiresafecouncil.org

Field Training: Fuels Treatments in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI): Lessons Learned Post Wildfire at Swanton Pacific Ranch
2023-07-27
Fuels Treatments in the Wildland Urban Interface WUI: Lessons learned post-wildfire at Swanton Pacific Ranch
What: Fuels Treatments in the Wildland Urban Interface WUI: Lessons learned post-wildfire at Swanton Pacific Ranch
Field Training Date: Thursday, July 27, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: 125 Swanton Road, Davenport, CA
REGISTER HERE
“This is an opportunity to learn about forest health treatments, hazard tree removal, lessons learned in post-wildfire fuels treatments, and biomass removal with the goal of increasing fire resilience and enhancing forest health in the wildland-urban interface (WUI).
Want to learn more about fuel treatments on the WUI? Join us for an intriguing conversation on post wildfire forest health treatments in a field workshop on Thursday, July 27th from 9:00am-4:30pm at Cal Poly’s Swanton Pacific Ranch located in Davenport, CA. Participants will learn from staff at Swanton Pacific Ranch about how to increase the pace and scale of vegetation and fuels treatments, utilizing various funding opportunities and partnerships.”

CWPP Toolkit Development Webinar
2023-07-25
