CFSC Northern CA Regional Monthly Meeting
2023-07-27 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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, 2023-07-20, 2023-07-18, 2023-07-17

OSFM Community Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation Webinar
2023-07-24

Post-Fire Fuels Treatments in a Coastal Demonstration Forest: the Recent Past and Future of Cal Poly's Swanton Pacific Ranch
2023-07-20
Post-Fire Fuels Treatments in a Coastal Demonstration Forest: the Recent Past and Future of Cal Poly’s Swanton Pacific Ranch
Webinar Date: Thursday, July 20, 10 a.m. – noon
REGISTER HERE
“Want to learn more about fuel treatments at an important teaching and demonstration forest? Cal Poly’s Swanton Pacific Ranch has long served to train students and the greater community about how to steward a working mixed Douglas fir and redwood forests in California’s central coast. In 2020, the CZU Lightning Complex Fire raged through that forest, with moderate to severe impacts. How do we best restore a scorched forest to guarantee sustainable redwood harvest and healthy watersheds for future generations?
Join us for a webinar focused on post-wildfire forest health treatments on Thursday, July 20th from 10:00am-12:00pm. Dr. Grey Hayes, Program Director of Cal Poly’s Fuels and Vegetation Education program, Research and Education Manager at Swanton Pacific Ranch, and restoration ecologist will outline the ecological and fire history at Swanton Pacific Ranch (SPR), describe the treatments conducted post-wildfire, and provide lessons learned throughout the process. Together, we can discuss opportunities for future treatments at SPR and how they pertain to demonstration about, and instruction on, adaptive management of similar ecosystems across the region.”

CFSC Quarterly Statewide Meeting, July 2023
2023-07-19
7/20 UPDATE: Thank you for attending CFSC’s Quarterly Statewide Meeting on July 19, 2023. You can watch the webinar recording here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/LxuK40hv2i3AeKWXt6LsWbQh0snDBJD9i5hsb0IY6bfJuOi19rSHRJ492to5PMZb.vZ3HnffRX65Ul9wu
The presentation slides from our guest speaker, Nicholas Johnson, Emergency and Environmental Programs Manager, California Conservation Corps (CCC), are available below.
CCC 101 Presentation 2023
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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.

CFSC Southern CA Regional Monthly Meeting
2023-07-12
UPDATE: Thank you for attending CFSC’s Southern California Regional Monthly Meeting on July 12, 2023. You can view the video recording via the link below.
Click here to view the video recording.

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

Community Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation Webinar
2023-07-10
Access Zoom link here: https://bit.ly/July-10-2023-Webinar
Access PDF here: CWPM Webinar Series Flyer (July 10, 2023)[28]

CFSC Central CA Regional Monthly Meeting
2023-07-05
7/6/23 UPDATE: Thank you for attending CFSC’s Central California Regional Monthly Meeting on July 5th, 2023. You can view the video recording & presentation slides below.

Video Recording
Presentation Slides

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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

Data For People: Data Equity in Wildfire Adaptation Projects from Planning to Evaluation
2023-06-26
https://www.thewatershedcenter.com
To access the PDF, click the image below, or click here.
REGISTER AT bit.ly/PeopleDataFire

CFSC Northern CA Regional Monthly Meeting
2023-06-22
UPDATE: Thank you for attending CFSC’s Northern California Regional Monthly Meeting on June 22, 2023. Due to technical errors, this meeting was recorded in two parts. You can view the video recordings via the links below.
Part 1: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/BZTjzRGtaw3_A7eFjmNtPonJTc68yeCDjeWMSyZM5XTqf9yzbqd130Y27g1jCHb_.7YDmXlnhVttNLQxc
Part 2: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/kuSFcWbxX42hOLEUqTdP0oCiEosCB3ythogn7YBswyHoAfxybbojqDhPpiF4RhW4.JSsQ9YNzuBlaKqUF

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

Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee Monthly Meeting
2023-06-20
Zoom meetings links found in agendas for each monthly meeting as published on the state website: https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/boards-committees/wildfire-mitigation-advisory-committee/
About the Committee:
The Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee provides a means of communication between the Office of the State Fire Marshal, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, state agencies, the California fire service, representatives of industry, and other stakeholders. The Committee provides a forum for addressing wildfire preparedness and mitigation issues of statewide concern, share the latest available research and best practices, seek comments and specific input on programs and technical issues, and inform local agencies and the public of applicable new laws and regulations.

NFPA Conference & Expo
2023-06-19 - 2023-06-21
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Conference & Expo
June 19, 2023 – June 21, 2023
Mandalay Bay Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
Learn more & register here: https://www.nfpa.org/conference

CFSC Southern CA Regional Monthly Meeting
2023-06-14
6/14 UPDATE: Thank you for attending CFSC’s Southern California Regional Monthly Meeting on June 14, 2023. You can view or download the video recording here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/shZk4LmsoajWAnN6qzWJxbu6ekv4yoL0rBvjmCsfkkNzhY6I7vcdxcRL2OzjOx5N.1vhqpxoKjuxFP5B4

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

CFSC County Coordinator Monthly Meeting
2023-06-13
The CFSC Monthly County Coordinator Meeting Series is held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 11AM, beginning Tuesday, February 21st. The Meeting Series is an opportunity for subrecipients of the County Coordinator Grant Program to network, engage, and share resources. Registration is open to CFSC County Coordinators only. For questions or registration information, please contact Julia Marsili, jmarsili@cafiresafecouncil.org.

OSFM Community Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation Webinar Series
2023-06-12
Learn more at: https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/wildfire-public-education

Keeping Your Home Protected When Insurance Options are Limited and Expensive
2023-06-09
UPDATE: Watch the 6/9/23 webinar recording here: Webinar: Keeping Your Home Protected When Insurance Options are Limited and Expensive.

https://uphelp.org
This webinar covers:
– What to do if your insurer non-renews you.
– Is it safe to insure your home through a company you’ve never heard of?
– What is the CA Fair Plan and what options does it offer?
– What fine print matters when buying home insurance?
– Questions to ask to get adequate protection in place for your home.
– What can you do to improve your home’s chances of surviving a wildfire?

CFSC Central CA Regional Monthly Meeting
2023-06-07
6/07/23 UPDATE: Thank you for attending CFSC’s Central California Regional Monthly Meeting on June 7, 2023. You can view or download the video recording here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/4AsKtMZYhalY8PsR7LmP_Qjd2Q1wO3PRFK-owgX-l0ai5vhUCN-hP1AibRcpsuD6.NT4J0G3TW74OqiPg

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

CFSC Northern Ca Regional Monthly Meeting
2023-05-25
5/30/23 UPDATE: Thank you for attending CFSC’s Northern California Regional Monthly Meeting on May 25, 2023. You can view or download the video recording via the link below
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/tGR1Uwd6OMs5JBhrokvmw_ql1ZXWlSOJY4_rja6AXMer0Dlce4-T-VbMa0b5Mr71.LCGKpMw1TU20NVmx

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

2022 Defensible Space Assistance Grant Program Application Webinar
2023-05-23
The California Fire Safe Council (CFSC), in partnership with Cal Fire and the California Climate Investments Program, is pleased to announce the 2022 Defensible Space Assistance Grant Program. The application will be open from May 15, 2023, through June 15, 2023. For more information, visit the Grant Program website.

Join the Application Webinar:
May 23, 2023, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpc-mtpz0tHtMK8FhMOkYCoZd24mVy9h-E

APPLICATION SCHEDULE:
May 15, 2023 | Application period opens
May 23, 2023 | Application webinar; 9:00am – 10:30am
June 15, 2023 | Application deadline at 11:59pm
July 2023 | Award announcement

SmokeChasers Festival
2023-05-20
https://www.smokechasersevent.com
SmokeChasers Festival, A First Responder Fair
May 20, 2023
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Amador County Fairgrounds

A one-day, outdoor festival to bring emergency preparedness information to foothill residents.

Engines, boats, even a helicopter: Come meet first responders for a day of giveaways, demonstrations, games and activities, information booths, and more. Learn how to be prepared, all while enjoying craft beer and local wine tasting, great food, live music, meeting K-9 teams and rescued wildlife, and visiting dozens of artisan and preparedness vendors.
Saturday, May 21 at 1 PM, the Deputy Commissioner of California will present a Keynote speech entitled, “Being Safer from Wildfires Can Increase Insurance Availability and Affordability.”

Ember Stomp: Wildfire Prevention Festival
2023-05-20
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Marin Civic Center
Marin County Fair 10 Avenue of the Flags
San Rafael, CA 94903

Fire Safe Marin presents Ember Stomp, the 2nd annual wildfire prevention festival in Marin County. This free event on May 20, 2023, at the Marin Civic Center will spotlight an extensive collection of wildfire prevention resources and demonstrations. The festival will feature wildfire safety product manufacturers and service providers, public safety agencies, a wildfire-themed art exhibit, live music and entertainment, hands-on activities and games, and lots of great food.

https://firesafemarin.org/programs/wildfire-preparedness-festival/

CFSC Quarterly Statewide Meeting, May 2023
2023-05-18
5/23/23 UPDATE: Thank you for attending CFSC’s Quarterly Statewide Meeting on May 18, 2023. You can view or download the video recording via the link below.

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/6QNzCspAQsKx_71I5sxykLbGUjQUM9Zycmm0biZGQUfAlHkDOX6rCXAtO5fulv9N.kwiJQc__NavqQ_pY

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
These Quarterly Statewide Meetings are intended to allow Fire Safe Councils and Wildland Fire Prevention and Resilience Practitioners throughout California to connect for peer learning, training, and networking.
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.

Prescribed Grazing in the Ojai Valley: Community Supported Grazing Program
2023-05-16
See how targeted grazing is used for wildfire fuels mitigation in the Ojai Valley as part of a growing Community Supported Grazing Program.
“Join us on a field-day to learn about the Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council’s multi-stakeholder approach to community-scale, fire-safety and ecological resilience with graziers, fire fighters, ecologists, natural resource experts, community organizations, and U.C. Cooperative Extension. Owner-operators of Shepherdess Land & Livestock and Ventura Brush Goats will walk participants through the ins and outs of planning grazing in complex wildfire-urban landscapes, with demonstrations at the Besant School of Happy Valley and the Thacher School, where grazing with sheep and goats is being utilized to manage fuel loads and fire risk in these high-risk communities.
What to Bring: Hat, sunblock, water, binoculars. Please be prepared to walk up to a mile on uneven terrain, and wear appropriate footwear and attire. While we expect the weather to be warm, layers are advised. If you believe you will require assistance with mobility, please contact the event organizer.”
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prescribed-grazing-in-the-ojai-valley-community-supported-grazing-program-tickets-626646796437

CA Wildfire & Resilience Task Force Meeting, Central Coast
2023-05-11
May 11, 2023
All-Day Event
Central Coast, CA
More Details TBA
https://wildfiretaskforce.org
https://wildfiretaskforce.org/meetings/

CFSC Southern CA Regional Monthly Meeting
2023-05-10
5/18/23 UPDATE: Thank you for attending CFSC’s Southern California Regional Monthly Meeting on May 10, 2023. You can view or download the video recording via the link below.

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/km1ADR26oC9m6KFWJAPFR7CE1Ugkj5JVuxjQNYwns43OwjfrLQ-DQYVTUzbV-JYT.KShALJamGoMqH1LY

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

Wildland Fire Training & Safety Conference, SCAFFW
2023-05-04 - 2023-05-05
https://www.scaffw.org/annual-conference/
May 5, 2023 – May 6, 2023
Oak Glen, California
The Southern California Association of Foresters and Fire Wardens each year brings together close to two hundred persons from the different fire protection agencies for a two-day training and safety conference. This has proven to be of significant value because it helps to strengthen the bond among all wildland firefighters, regardless of jurisdiction. There have been countless stories about fire suppression personnel from different agencies working together on a fire more effectively because they knew each other from a Foresters and Fire Wardens gathering.
Register here: https://www.scaffw.org/annual-registration-form/
