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The Santa Clara County FireSafe Council is a non-profit organization
composed of individuals, public and private agencies and companies that
share a common, vested interest in preventing and reducing losses from wildfires.
Click here to read more about SCFSC. SCFSC Brochure  Media Information SCFSC Presentation

The Santa Clara County FireSafe Council meets at 2:00 PM on the second Tuesday of each month.  
Homeowners, residents and representatives of all interested organizations are welcome!
Click here for more information on our meetings and here for some photos

For more information, please see our FAQs or E-mail info@SCCFireSafe.org
or call our Executive Director, Jenn Viane Riese, at (408) 975-9591

SCFSC Officers, Coordinators and Directors

Organizations and Companies Participating in SCFSC

SCFSC Financial and Other Public Information

2010 SCFSC Officers, Directors and Staff

Officers

President - Jerry Serpa, Assistant Chief, Spring Valley Volunteer Fire Department,
                                         E-mail, Phone (408) 891-5551

First Vice President - Michael Newburn, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District,
                                                                    E-mail, Phone (650) 691-2165

Second Vice President - Rick Parfitt, Homeowner, E-mail, Phone (408) 975-9591

Secretary - John Tang, San Jose Water Company, E-mail, Phone (408) 279-7933

Treasurer - Allan Thompson, Homeowner, E-mail, Phone (408) 272-7008

Staff

Executive Director - Jenn Viane Riese, E-mail, Phone (408) 975-9591

Development Director - Jan Cokely, E-mail, Phone (408) 975-9591

Area Managers

East Foothills Area - Sergio Alatorre, E-mail, Phone (408) 230-9694

Lexington Hills Area - Kim Gardner, E-mail, Phone (408) 353-4395

South County Area - Shannon Dinis, E-mail, Phone (408) 975-9591
                                 - Kellie Guerra, E-mail, Phone (408) 975-9591

Other Areas - Jenn Viane Riese, E-mail, Phone (408) 975-9591

Directors

Nick Ciardella, CAL FIRE Fire Captain, San Jose Battalion, E-Mail, Phone: (408) 268-1600

Chris Hughes, PG&E, E-mail, Phone (408) 725-3364

Dirk Mattern, Deputy Chief, Santa Clara County Fire Department, E-mail, Phone (408) 378-4010

Michael Newburn, Area Superintendent, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District,
                                E-mail, Phone (650) 691-2165

Rick Parfitt, Homeowner, E-mail, Phone (408) 975-9591

Jerry Serpa, Assistant Chief, Spring Valley Volunteer Fire Department,
                      E-mail, Phone (408) 891-5551

Barry Stallard, Fire Captain and Wildland Officer, San Jose Fire Department,
                          E-mail, Phone (408) 277-4416

John Tang, San Jose Water Company, E-mail, Phone (408) 279-7933

Allan Thompson, Homeowner, E-mail, Phone (408) 272-7008

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Organizations and Companies Participating
in the Santa Clara County FireSafe Council
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Organizations, companies and others participating in the Santa Clara County FireSafe Council include:

These organizations, companies and individuals also donate time and other resources to supplement the federal and other funding for our programs.

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SCFSC Public Information

Public Information - SCFSC Financial Statements, 
IRS 501(c)(3) Letter, IRS Form 990 and other public information

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Updated 4/25/10

Funding provided by National Fire Plan grants from the USDI Bureau of Land Management, the USDA Forest Service and the US Fish and Wildlife Service through the California Fire Safe Council.

Our Community Outreach, Education and Youth programs and other council activities are also funded in part by grants and donations from Adobe, Asplundh Tree Expert Co., Aldercroft Heights County Water District, The Allstate Foundation, Bear Creek Stables, Black Cat Construction, Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation, California Jaycees, California Water Service Co., Chasewood Road Association, Chemeketa Park Mutual Water Company, Crystal Springs Landscape Company, Firefighters Charitable Foundation, Flip Video (Cisco), FM Global Insurance, Gillette Mutual Water Company, Google, Hitachi Data Systems, Holiday Lake Estates, Lake Canyon Mutual Water Company, Loma Prieta Community Foundation, Loma Prieta Resource Conservation District, Los Altos Garbage Company, Los Altos Hills County Fire District, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, Morgan Hill Community Foundation, Murphy Law Firm and Mediations, North Aldercroft Association, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Pakpour Consulting Group, Redwood Estates Services Association, Rudolph and Sletten, San Jose Fire Fighters Local 230, San Jose Water Company, Sandis, Santa Clara County, Santa Clara County Fire Department, Santa Clara Valley Water District, Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau, Saratoga Rotary Charitable Foundation, The Setzer Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, S.P. McClenahan Co., State Farm Insurance, Target, Union Pacific Railroad, Wal-Mart Foundation, Westinghouse Electric Company, West Valley Construction Co., Willow Street Wood Fired Pizza and individual donors.  Please see our Thank You! page for links to our donors and contributors.

The views and conclusions on this Web site are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the opinions or policies of the California Fire Safe Council, the Santa Clara County FireSafe Council or the U.S. Government. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute an endorsement by the California Fire Safe Council, the Santa Clara County FireSafe Council or the U.S. Government.