Lake County Fire Safe Council

06/14/2026

Senate Bill 973 has officially passed out of the California State Senate, marking an important step forward for wildfire resilience efforts across California. 🌲🔥

The bill now moves to the California State Assembly, where it has been referred to the Assembly Natural Resources and Emergency Management Committees.

The legislation would codify and expand the Wildfire County Coordinator Program, a proven partnership between CAL FIRE and CFSC that has supported local coordination, mitigation planning, funding access, and community wildfire resilience efforts statewide since 2021.

Through this program, Wildfire County Coordinators work across California to strengthen local collaboration, support mitigation efforts, connect partners and resources, and help communities take action to reduce wildfire risk.

To date, the program has helped secure more than $104 million for local wildfire mitigation and preparedness efforts statewide.

We’ve launched a new SB 973 webpage featuring legislative updates and additional resources on the statewide impact of the Wildfire County Coordinator Program.

🔗 Learn more: https://cafiresafecouncil.org/sb-973/

06/14/2026

https://share.watchduty.org/i/102796?ts=1781479089000

Near Napa Ave and Mustang Ct, Middletown

06/10/2026

🚩 TAKE ACTION BEFORE A RED FLAG WARNING 🚩

Critical fire weather conditions are expected from 11 a.m. Wednesday through 5 p.m. Thursday across portions of the Sacramento Valley. Strong winds, low humidity, and dry fuels can cause fires to spread rapidly.

Before the wind arrives, do an Ember Check:
✔️ Close windows, garage doors, and pet doors
✔️ Clear leaves and debris from roofs and gutters
✔️ Move flammable items off your patio and at least 5' away from your home

Close It. Clear It. Move It.

Now is the time to prepare, stay alert, and have an evacuation plan ready.

06/05/2026

Our very own Chief Wink to speak at the Wildfire Leadership Summit!

We’re honored to welcome Mike Wink to the 2026 Wildfire Leadership Summit.

Mike serves as Staff Chief of Wildfire Risk Reduction with the Office of the State Fire Marshal, bringing deep experience in wildfire prevention, community risk reduction, and public safety leadership. His work helps communities better understand risk, prepare before disaster, and build safer, more resilient places to live.

Mike will join us in Sonoma as part of this year’s Summit theme: When Crisis Hits, Community Leads: Building What Comes Next, Together.

06/05/2026

Another camera in the area to help with early fire 🔥 detection!

A new AlertCalifornia camera named Soda Canyon is now live on Atlas Peak, strengthening early wildfire detection in Napa County. This AI-enabled system can quickly identify smoke and fire starts, giving CAL FIRE/Napa County Fire critical time to respond faster and more effectively.

This installation was made possible through collaboration with Circle R Ranch, AlertCalifornia, CAL FIRE, and UC San Diego - another example of partnerships making our communities safer.

Atlas Peak and the surrounding areas have seen significant fire activity in recent years, including the 2017 Atlas Fire and the 2022 Old Fire. These incidents highlighted the need for rapid detection and coordinated response, especially in remote and high-risk terrain.

With this new technology in place, firefighters gain enhanced situational awareness, improved decision-making, and the ability to stop fires while they’re still small.

Early detection saves lives, property, and resources.

05/16/2026

Possible PSPS for very limited portions of Lake county on Sunday and Monday.

7 Day Shutoff Forecast
https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/psps-updates/7day/

PSPS Outage Map
https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/outage-tools/outage-map/

Get notifications for your address
https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/outage-tools/get-psps-alerts/

05/12/2026

So grateful for everyone doing so much to tackle issues here in Lake County, and for bringing attention to the work being done, and the work that still needs to be done!

04/29/2026

03/10/2026