Fire Safe Council of San Diego County

07/24/2026

🚨 When wildfire threatens, every decision matters. Are you prepared?

Join us for Session Two of our Intel to Action Workshop Series, where we’ll explore the PACE (Primary, Alternate, Contingency, Emergency) planning model, evacuation strategies, and the psychology behind decision-making during emergencies.

Learn from real-world wildfire evacuations and gain practical tools to help you and your family prepare before an evacuation order is issued.

🗓 August 11
🕕 6:00–7:00 PM
💻 Virtual via Zoom
🔗 RSVP through the link in our bio

Preparation starts long before a wildfire. Take the next step toward becoming wildfire ready.

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07/16/2026

At last week's Fire Safe Council General Membership meeting we were able to get a sneak preview of the Water Conservation Garden's updated Firewise Exhibit. Thank you to the Water Conservation Garden for the tour and letting us hold our general meeting there. Check out the Firewise Exhibit when it opens later this Summer for ideas on how to incorporate native plants and water efficiency into your defensible space!

07/07/2026

Join us on July 14th for a virtual workshop “Intel to Action” presented by our parents at DOI’s US Wildland Fire Department.

Training before the disaster can help equip you with the knowledge and tools to make decisions during a wildfire.

During this one hour workshop, we’ll cover:

-Evacuation case studies
-Principles of psychology
-Planning models
-Emergency alerts and intel apps
-And more!

RSVP is required, click the link in our bio to save your seat and receive the Zoom link!

05/05/2026

Grateful to CAL FIRE for letting us talk about one of the ways we help our communities in San Diego County prepare for wildfire. If you want want to learn more about the workshops we offer, visit https://firesafesdcounty.org/workshops/

A huge thank you to Rex Hambly of the US Wildland Fire Service for developing and teaching the Last Chance Survival Simulation Workshop to our community Fire Safe Councils!

03/30/2026

In case you missed it: our Home Assessment Program and Defensible Space Assistance Program were featured on 10News last week!

If you're interested in having your home assessed check our out our website to see if you are in our service area: https://firesafesdcounty.org/hap/

As wildfire season approaches, the Fire Safe Council of San Diego County is expanding efforts to help East County residents better protect their homes.

03/09/2026

🔥 Before and After! 🔥

Creating a Zone 0 can make a big difference in your home’s wildfire resilience. This homeowner worked with us to remove combustible materials and create a safer space in the first five feet surrounding their home.

Zone 0 is the first 5 feet surrounding your home and is one of the most important areas to keep clear of flammable materials. Embers from wildfires can travel miles ahead of the main fire, and they often ignite homes when they land in this immediate zone.
By removing dry vegetation and removing combustible materials, homeowners can significantly reduce the chance of their home igniting during a wildfire.

Our DSAP Program helps vulnerable San Diego County residents take these important steps to protect their homes and communities.

02/13/2026

2.10.2026 - The Native American Conservation Corps (NACC) burning piles of cut vegetation in Doane Valley within Palomar Mountain State Park. Pile burning is a useful tool in reducing the amount of vegetation that can act as fuel for a devastating wildfire. It also mimics the traditional fire regime that the forests of this land have evolved to be reliant on for germination and carbon cycling. The work being done by NACC is part of larger movement in California to reintroduce good fire to the landscape, a practice that the Cahuilla, Cupeño, Iipay, Luiseño, and Kumeyaay nations and their predecessors understood and applied to this land for thousands of years.

NACC is a collaborative workforce development initiative led by California State Parks and the Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County. The program was developed in partnership with local Tribal Nations to support and advance forestry and fire career pathways for Tribal youth and community members.

01/10/2026

The Defensible Space Assistance Program, the companion program to our Home Assessment Program, will be offered in 2026 in the target area of east Chula Vista to Harbison Canyon. This program is meant for homeowners in our service area who proactively want to create defensible space for their home but are not able to do so due to physical and financial barriers.

For more details about this program and to see if your home is within our 2026 service area, please visit firesafesdcounty.org/dsap/

01/09/2026

The Home Assessment Program returns for 2026! This year our service area will be from Chula Vista up to Harbison Canyon as well as Greater Fallbrook. The Home Assessment Program is a free, non-regulatory assessment of your home's defensible space and home hardening. If you want to learn more about what wildfire safety means for your home specifically, please apply!

For more details about this program and to see if your home is with our 2026 service area visit firesafesdcounty.org/hap/. On the Home Assessment Program webpage you can use our interactive map to enter your address to see if it falls within our service area.

12/08/2025

Check out this exciting workshop series coming to San Diego County provided by University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources!

Join University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources' team of forestry experts online and in-person at the San Diego Forest Stewardship Workshop, starting January 2026! Get equipped with the knowledge and skills to manage California forestland and oak woodlands and earn a free site visit with a Registered Professional Forester, CA Range Manager, or Burn Boss (an $800 value).

If you live in the forest, near a forest, or are interested in trees, this educational opportunity is for you. Learn about forest ecology, methods to reduce fire risk on your property, forest management planning, and more. Participants in this nine-week workshop series will receive expert assistance to identify their forest management goals and draft a forest management plan.

Workshop Details

When: Tuesday evenings (6:00-7:30 PM) January 27-March 24,2026

In-person field day February 28, 2026

Where: Weekly meetings over Zoom, in-person field day in San Diego County

Cost: $60, need-based scholarships available by request. Please reach out to Kim Ingram

([email protected]) to request a scholarship.

Learn more and register here: https://ucanr.edu/site/forest-research-and-outreach/event/stewardshipworkshopssd