Fire Safe San Mateo News

We are very lucky to have NIST’s, Alexander Maranghides present a report on the Camp Fire’s progression and time line of the fire and how the structures within the community of Paradise faired.

Fire Safe San Mateo Oct 13 2021

Presentations:

• Update and new information on pathogens and diseases affecting bay area trees and increasing our wildfire hazardous fuels.
  • Matteo Garbelotto U.C. Berkley Lab
• The forming of a neighborhood alliance to address wildfire concerns within a community's fire prone canyons.
  • Jennifer Youstra

Video Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/7zuv17dee05PFrTNK85r5T00uGrdrdOFykceGXbLAQ-Ivd4jXwEaVgbuyg9V6N-M.iCXljTbZxCmr_6FE

Passcode for video: t44=Fz6=

Chat Transcript ( many useful links shared by the Fire Safe Community ) tfire safe Oct 13.md.txt

Fire Safe 

Aug 11th Don Bullard

Risk Assessment & Rust Day
Why is CA Burning

Please click here to access the video recording. When prompted, use the passcode: FbA.@6BU

Beginning July 1, 2021, AB38 requires a seller of real property located in a high or very high fire hazard severity zone to provide specified documentation to the buyer that the real property is in compliance with the wildfire protection measures described above or a local vegetation management ordinance, or enter into an agreement with the buyer pursuant to which the buyer will obtain documentation of compliance, as provided.

To request an inspection for properties in the SRA (State Responsibility Area managed by CAL FIRE), use the following link: https://www.fire.ca.gov/dspace

For properties in the LRA (Local Responsibility Area), work with your Realator or contact your local fire agency for more information.

Please use the link below to access the video recording. When prompted, used the passcode: Tu61&LMX

https://zoom.us/rec/share/Pg0-Fr1jY0oUN-EbPpSzK4QErfsu7feVj9fGP54QdxWa-3m6HrrBVRn1aC_Kjls.1U3WAMPPHbSJL4v6

At the June 9 Fire Safe San Mateo County meeting Danny Franco of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy presented a stakeholder update on the county vegetation map and landscape databse project. This project has already proven valuable to many stakeholders and partners to inform vegetation management. This information has also been used for grant proposal applications. In the near future post-fire digital imagery and data will be collected to capture information about the CZU Lightning Complex fires and inform recovery. 

Click here to view the full presentation

Click here to view the technical report pubished January 2021 which discusses Fuel Model Maps and Fire Behavior Maps.

Please see below a letter from the Fire Safe President, Denise Enea. 

At April's Fire Safe Council Meeting, there were two presentations, which were recorded and are available for download below. 

Paul Hessburg, Ph.D., Research Ecologist, USDA-FS

Our wildfire problem; How we got here and What we can do about it

Sheena Sidhu, Ph.D., Erica Harris, and David Cowman, Forest Health and Fire Resiliency Program, San Mateo Resource Conservantion District (RCD)

Collaborative Forest Health and Fire Resiliency for San Mateo County

There will be an informational meeting for the Prescribed Burn Project planned for San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) land. The meeting will be Wednesday, March 24, 7pm-8pm

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85223632957?pwd=bGdKTDM2K3dkKzV2Y1hZS0J2MGFOZz09
Webinar: 645149 Passcode: 645149

Or Telephone: 669-900-6833

Presenters:

Sarah Collamer, Forester I CAL FIRE
Richard Sampson, Forester II CAL FIRE
Jonathan Cox, Deputy Chief San Mateo
Jonathan Perrin, Peninsula Area Land Manager, SFPUC