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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Living With Fire in
Santa Clara County

New, Improved Edition

Learn how to make
a Defensible Space
around your home!

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

What's New:

SCFSC en espanol << New
La Oferta Article (English and Spanish) << New
Santa Clara County Reverse 911 System << New
Disaster Preparedness by Supervisor Pete McHugh
No. CA 2008 Wildfire Assessment << New
Summit Fire Tour by Rick Parfitt (PDF File)
New Santa Clara County FireSafe Councils
Defensible Space Chipping Programs
How to Protect Your Home << New Info
Lexington Hills Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Survey for Current or New SCFSC Members
KQED Video on Wildfires << Watch Below

Thank You!

Recent donors to SCFSC:

Symantec

Chasewood Road Association

Morgan Hill
Community Foundation

Hitachi Data Systems

Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District

San Jose Water Company

Santa Clara County

Santa Clara Valley Water District

Pacific Gas and
Electric Company

Santa Clara County
Fire Department

North Aldercroft Association

Click here for our
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

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.

2008 CA Wildfire
Season Outlook

2008 CA Outlook (PDF File)
More Outlooks and Info

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

Click here for information on making donations to SCFSC

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

July, 2008

SCFSC Receives U.S. Forest Service Grant
Chipping Programs to Increase in South County

Fireworks: Extreme Fire Danger

A Day on the Fire Line
By Rick Parfitt, SCFSC Secretary
and Lexington Hills Resident

Recent Contributors to SCFSC

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