Santa Clara County

FireSafe Council

Mobilizing the people of Santa Clara County to protect
their homes, communities and environment from wildfires

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SCFSC Volunteer
Opportunities

Your opportunities to help
SCFSC and Smokey Bear protect
homes and communities.

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Donations to SCFSC

Your tax deductible donations
to SCFSC are appreciated!
Our programs include Community
Outreach and Education as well
as Chipping Programs to help
protect homes from wildfires.

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What's New:

February SCFSC Newsletter << New
AlertSCC, SCC Emergency Notification System
SCFSC Volunteer Opportunities << New Info
SCFSC en espanol
Summit Fire Tour by Rick Parfitt (PDF File)
New Santa Clara County FireSafe Councils
Defensible Space Chipping Programs << New Info
How to Protect Your Home
Survey for Current or New SCFSC Members

Thank You!

Recent donors to SCFSC:

Adobe

San Jose Water Company

Build-A-Bear Workshop
Foundation

Aldercroft Heights
County Water District

Gillette Mutual Water Company

Flip Video (Cisco)

Black Cat Construction

Chemeketa Park
Mutual Water Company

Bear Creek Stables

Target

Redwood Estates
Services Association

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Thank You page

SCFSC Story on
CA Fire Safe
Council Web Site

Click here to read
about our Wildfire
Awareness Surveys

KQED Quest: Into the Inferno: The Science of Fire

How to Protect Your Home

Living With Fire in
Santa Clara County

New 2009 Edition

Learn how to make
a Defensible Space
around your home!

Click here for our
new 20-page guide
for property owners
and residents.

California Living
Fire Safe Video

Step-by-step instructions
for homeowners living in
fire danger zones to protect
their loved ones, homes
and communities from the
devastating effects of wildfire.

Helpful instructions on how
to create defensible space
on your property, identify
potential hazards, and select
fire retardant landscaping.

Click here for the
video on the CAL FIRE
(CDF) Web site.

Why 100 Feet?

Why 100 Feet? (PDF File)

CAL FIRE Defensible Space Videos and Song (MP3)

How to make your home FireSafe

Defensible Space Article (PDF file)

Support Your Fire Safe Council

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SCFSC Area Coordinator
Shannon Dinis (left) accepts
a Morgan Hill Community
Foundation grant check
from Diane Silveira

SCFSC Secretary Rick Parfitt
accepts a grant check from
Hitachi Data Systems Senior
Vice President Nancy Long for
the Lexington Hills CWPP

SCFSC Secretary Rick Parfitt (right) and
Lexington Hills Area Coordinator Kim
Gardner accept a Santa Clara County Fire
Department grant check from Deputy Chief
Dirk Mattern for the Lexington Hills CWPP

SCFSC Newsletter

February 2010

Two Years After Fire: Watching the Regeneration of
Henry W Coe State Park After the 2007 Lick Fire
By Shannon Dinis, ISA Certified Arborist

Welcome Kellie Guerra!
South County Area Coordinator

SCFSC 2009 Awards

SCFSC Success and Progress in 2009,
Moving Forward in 2010

Recent SCFSC Supporters

SCFSC Needs Your Support
Please help us bring more federal grants to Santa Clara County

Write for the Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Newsletter
Share your ideas and experiences with our readers

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USDA Science Study: Fanning the Flames

Climate Change Stacks Odds Against Fire Suppression