Wildfire Resilience

Fire Safe Council of San Diego County

The Fire Safe Council of San Diego County (FSC) was formed in 1997, as a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation in the state of California. It is a collaboration between the staff of the Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County (RCD), along with local, state, federal, and tribal fire agency partners. The RCD manages the programs, projects, and the funds for the Fire Safe Council of San Diego County, which serves all residents and local FSCs within the County to protect their homes, communities, and environments from catastrophic wildfire.

Fire Safe Councils are grassroots, community-led organizations that mobilize volunteers to make their communities safer. In San Diego, we are dedicated to increasing fire safety awareness and preparedness, managing fire hazards, supporting forest health, and resilience.

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Community Fire Safe Councils

We support and oversee 40+ community Fire Safe Councils in San Diego County!

Each community Fire Safe Council is unique because the volunteers understand the geography and fire safety concerns of their neighborhood.

We support community Fire Safe Councils through:

Facilitating bi-monthly Board and General Association meetings
Templates, guidance and support for Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs)
Hosting various fire safety and preparedness workshops and town-hall meetings
Grants programs
Technical assistance with mapping, grant applications, and fiscal sponsorships

Read more about community Fire Safe Councils, find one in your area, or start a new one here: firesafesdcounty.org/community fire safe councils

Community Programs

Starting January 2024, our commuity programs will be available to assist homeowners with understanding defensible space and home hardening principles, and taking action to improve their homes to meet wildfire resilience goals.

The new pilot Home Assesment Program provides a review of the vulnerability of a home to wildfire and ember ignition focusing on key principles of home hardening, defensible space zones, and sustainable landscaping. Homeowners will receive a report with recomendations based on the assessment, as well as resources and program referrals, which may include the Defensible Space Assistance Program and Community Chipping Program.

Read more about these programs, and sign up starting January 2nd, 2024 on our website firesafesdcounty.org

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Website Accessibility Policy

Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at 6195620096

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

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