Fire Safe Big Bear

06/13/2026

**June Registration DEADLINE is Sunday, June 14**

The Mountain Rim Fire Safe Council is able to offer this ✨free service✨ thanks to grant funding from CAL FIRE's California Climate Investment Fire Prevention grant program. 🌲🌲🌲

The process for curbside chipping:
1. Property owner places slash (branches, small trees, etc) at their curb or roadside.
2. Property owner registers by the deadline for that month's cycle at www.freechipping.org
3. The day after the deadline, the MRFSC provides a list of properties to the various contractors and fire departments and code enforcement.
4. The contractors then create the most efficient "route" for their equipment and crews. We never know where they will start or how long a cycle will take. Some people have a few branches, others have 50 ft long piles that are 3 feet high. Our contractors commit to complete their lists within three weeks. (This isn't always possible depending on weather, the volume of properties and material and backlogs in abatement projects.)

Help us demonstrate the value of this free chipping service by completing the required chipping request form which provides us with documentation of community support creating defensible space. The outcomes and success of this grant will be important considerations in our applications for future grants.

Thank you for doing your part in making our communities more FIRE SAFE! 🔥🔥🔥

05/27/2026

Go with the flow! 📉 I made a chart to keep your road trip on the right track.

Sparks from your vehicle can start a wildfire, so take a look and see if you’re following the safest route. Visit my website, SmokeyBear.com, for more tips.

05/26/2026

05/02/2026

03/09/2026

In case you didn't get this information from your insurance company. The California FAIR Plan has new discounts available for insurance.

CFP is now breaking up the qualification criteria so that each individual item may qualify for an incremental discount applied to the risk-reduction portion of the premium.
Previously, if a property owner did not qualify for all five items listed in the bundle, they would not receive any discount at all.
Under the new approach, qualifying for individual items may allow partial discounts to be applied.

The requirement has also shifted to a self-declaration process.

Our insurance expert's recommendation is for the property owner to write/type-up a self-declaration letter, sign and date it at the bottom, and forward a copy to their insurance broker along with any supporting documentation or photos (for example: Firewise certification, Fire Risk Reduction Community List, defensible space/fire fuel reduction documentation, photos of enclosed eaves, etc.).

Please contact MRFSC at FireSafeNow.org for assistance with Firewise and Fire Risk Reduction Community details.

03/09/2026

Our next CPR course is March 14th.
Sign up today at
https://www.bigbearfire.org/programs-services/first-aid-and-cpr

10/15/2025

LAST CHANCE FOR CHIPPING THIS YEAR!!! 🌲The deadline to request curbside chipping for the month of October is coming up this Sunday, October 19, so register ✨today✨ to get on this month's cycle for free, convenient curbside chipping! Go to www.freechipping.org, select your community, and follow the guidelines to register.

Thanks to a generous grant from CAL FIRE's California Climate Investment Program, the MRFSC has been able to offer free curbside chipping monthly to the Rim Communities and to Big Bear Valley.

Our amazing team of first responder agencies, non-profits, volunteers and chipping professionals are committed to reducing the "fuel load" in our communities. FREE chipping is offered through a variety of entities throughout the Inland Empire. Our partners include: Mountain Rim Fire Safe Counci...

09/30/2025

Nothing like a forest view like this. If camping's on the agenda, wildfire safety should be too.

Before you build your campfire, remember:
✔ Pick a campfire spot safely
✔ Use a fire ring or give your fire some space
✔ Drown, stir, drown again, and feel before you go

Only you can prevent unwanted wildfires.

📸 Smokey Bear Historical Park

09/24/2025

Join FireSafe Big Bear and the Mountain Rim FireSafe Council for a ✨free✨ Homeowners' Insurance Workshop this coming Saturday, September 27, from 10a-12p at the Big Bear Lake Fire Station #1, located at 41090 Big Bear Blvd. 🏠🏡🏘

Bring a copy of your own insurance policies to the workshop, and learn how to navigate property insurance issues in California, how to protect what you love, and learn to understand all aspects of your policies. Registration is required to attend this workshop; sign up today at https://www.firesafenow.org/workshopsignup