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NFPA® (National Fire Protection Association) presents Outthink Wildfire™
NFPA is calling for an end to the destruction of communities caused by wildfire. The key to success is to start now!
Wildfire Community Preparedness Day
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Benefit Zones
Fire safety in Mendocino County is not just a construct for fire season. It is an ongoing process which requires the efforts of several diligent agencies such as the Sherwood Firewise Communities, The Mendocino County Firesafe Council, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors, The County Department of Transportation, Cal Fire, local fire departments and several …
PG&E to Deploy New Risk Modeling and Fire Spread Technology to Further Reduce Wildfire Risk
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — In a proposal filed today with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E or the Utility) detailed its ongoing strategy to reduce wildfire risk, increase situational awareness, and deploy new technology and models to help keep customers and communities safe. Improvements to its 2021 Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) program were also proposed.
Winter Fire Safety from the Spokane Fire Department
Staying Fire Safe at home during the winter months.
Researchers develop new tool to help regrow burned-down forests
New research at the University of California, Davis with support from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Cal Fire, and the U.S. Forest Service aims to understand how forests regenerate after wildfires.
Burnt: Inside California’s Worst Wildfire Season on Record
That day, dry winds blew across California and beyond, wrenching fires loose and sending them ripping across the forest. The entire West seemed to be going up in flames at once, from the August Complex in the Mendocino National Forest, where thirty-seven fires were coalescing into the largest fire in state history, to the catastrophic fires in Oregon and Washington.
Stay At Home Orders
CA has issued a Regional Stay at Home order to stop the surge of #COVID19 cases & prevent a strain on our health care system. This action will help protect critical care for patients.
Let’s all do our part. Wear a mask. Don’t gather. Physically Distance. Stay home.
‘Last resort’ insurance plan raising rates for rural California homeowners again
Thousands of rural Californians have lost homeowners’ insurance in recent years because of rising wildfire claims, forcing them to seek alternative coverage that’s two or three times more expensive.
Now their rates are about to go even higher.