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El Granada Wildfire Safety & Risk Reduction Meeting with RCD, Cal Fire and County Parks
February 10th, 2022 @ 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Coastside community members are invited to a virtual meeting on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. to hear representatives with San Mateo County Parks, San Mateo Resource Conservation District, and CAL FIRE discuss defensible space, home hardening, and what public resources are available for reducing wildfire risk.
Speakers will also provide information on current initiatives and projects on the Coastside and throughout the County that are addressing wildfire risk reduction, community safety, and fuel reduction.
For more information, including how to attend the meeting by Zoom, visit https://parks.smcgov.org/press-release/coastside-wildfire-safety-risk-reduction-meeting.
Coastside Wildfire Safety & Risk Reduction Meeting
Thursday, February 10, 2022 – 7:00pm
Via Zoom
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Photos above show conditions at Quarry Park before fuel management work and after crews have created a shaded fuel break. Learn more about what a healthy forest looks like »
More on El Granada Wildfire Resiliency
From the Midcoast Community Council (MCC) website.
Fabulous links and resources thanks to ex-MCC board member and currently, San Mateo County Planning Commission, Lisa Ketcham and MCC Board member, Dave Olsen.
Wildfire in the Midcoast
2018 Sierra Foothills – Wildfire destroys the town of Paradise.
The Sierra Foothills Camp Fire in the summer of 2018 brought a sharp focus on the increasing wildfire hazard in the west, and the 2020 CZU Lightning Fire in southern San Mateo County brought home this awareness of local vulnerability.
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See 2020 webinar on Fire Danger on the San Mateo County Coastside, with special focus on dense eucalyptus forest in Quarry Park / El Granada.
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San Mateo County Parks releases the Forest Health & Community Safety Initiative, a five-year plan to mitigate wildfire danger in county parks.
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San Mateo County funds eucalyptus removal in the El Granada Medians – project page
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Quarry Park 100-acre fire mitigation project funded by Coastal Conservancy – press release
El Granada Fire Resiliency Scoping Project
In 2021 Supervisor Horsley allocated $75,000 funding to RCD to provide a basis for longer term resources needed to address wildfires and establish fire resilient forests and communities (RFP).
RCD has selected a consultant, Panorama Environmental, to begin work in December and submit a final report April 30, 2022. Three RCD-convened meetings are planned between the consultant and the partner representatives from CAL FIRE/ County Fire, San Mateo County, and the Midcoast Community Council:
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to develop understanding of stakeholder concerns, information, and ideas regarding wildfire, including existing metrics, models, and materials that are specific to El Granada and the surrounding area;
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to present the draft summary of assessment findings and seek feedback; and
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to present the draft potential actions and seek feedback.
The final product, including the findings, assessment of risks, and suite of actions, will be presented at a community-focused public meeting convened by the RCD and partners, estimated in May 2022 (timeline).
Wildfire Resources & Documents
