🚒 Ten rural fire departments in Mendocino and Humboldt counties now have new Type 6 engines, improving wildfire, rescue and medical response in difficult terrain.

Funded through $2 million in state support, the engines arrive just ahead of fire season.

https://mendovoice.com/2026/02/modern-fire-trucks-bring-new-resilience-to-an-entire-region/?utm_campaign=tmv&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#Mendocino #Humboldt #WildfirePreparedness #FireSeason #Firefighting

After hearing testimony from Ventura County Fire Department Chief Dustin Gardner, Dr. Betsy Connolly, and me, the county Board of Supervisors today voted unanimously to approve supervisor Gorell’s resolution calling for more flexibility on proposed Zone 0 fire regulations.

The new rules could take effect as soon as January, and could require removal of all vegetation and trees near structures in high-risk areas. The resolution urges the state to take a more flexible and localized approach to wildfire preparedness.

#zone0 #ZoneZero #WildfirePreparedness #ThousandOaks #VenturaCounty

UPDATE 2: “Due to improved conditions,” SCE has canceled the shutoff alert for the Brennan circuit today, Sunday, Oct. 12.

Potentially affecting 25 customers in Thousand Oaks, Southern California Edison advises that a public safety power shutoff (PSPS) event is possible on Sunday, Oct. 12 between 6 am and noon. This is on SCE’s Brennan circuit, which mainly serves Moorpark, Simi Valley, and the Santa Rosa Valley. More info at sce.com/psps

#WildfirePreparedness #PSPS #outage #ThousandOaks

The 2025 Ready, Set, Go! Handbook is here and it's Nevada County’s ultimate wildfire preparedness guide.

From Go-Bag checklists to evacuation tips and home hardening strategies, this free resource is a must-read for every family.

Get your copy below & start planning today!

#NevadaCounty #ReadySetGo #WildfirePreparedness #CommunitySafety #GoldCountry #IttyBitty4Life #wildfire #emergency #gobag #nevadacity #grassvalley #calfire

http://ittybitty4life.com/2025/09/01/wildfire-preparedness-in-nevada-county-2025-ready-set-go-handbook/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Nevada County is heating up—literally. Between record temps and wildfire risks, our county is prepping big-time. From evacuation plans to cooling centers, here’s how we’re staying ready (and how you can too).

#NevadaCounty #WildfirePreparedness #Heatwave #FireWise #CodeRED #CommunityStrong

http://ittybitty4life.com/2025/08/20/nevada-county-wildfire-heatwave-preparedness-whats-being-done-and-how-you-can-get-ready/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Just watched a trailer for _The Lost Bus_ starring Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera. I almost started crying. I don’t think I’ll be able to watch the movie because of PTSD. We survived that fire in Paradise in 2018 but lost our house and everything in it. And at the end of the trailer they show the bus literally driving through flames. That happened to us. It melted the antennae off our car. It was terrifying.

https://tv.apple.com/us/clip/the-lost-bus-trailer/umc.cmc.1sqokeps39pjy98h3rx7v96rh?targetId=umc.cmc.4p7gv4trt1rt0kuiwzmitibiv&targetType=Movie
#CampFire2018 #PTSD #WildfirePreparedness #TheLostBus #ParadiseCA

Wildfire prevention and preparedness is always top of mind, never more so than now.

Here’s an overview of ongoing efforts by COSCA, the joint powers agency between the city and CRPD, to protect open space and educate residents on risk reduction. We’re also working with other agencies, from the federal to the county level, on additional preparedness and resiliency measures.

#wildfires #wildfirepreparedness #wildfireprevention #thousandoaks #conejovalley #cosca #crpd #tocc

https://www.youtube.com/live/bn1GODJOWf8?t=4335s

Great news for the Santa Monica Mountains, and for wildfire preparedness in our area: The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy will receive $31.3 million from Prop. 4 funds for watershed improvement, wildfire resilience, chaparral and forest restoration, and workforce development. Job training will target disadvantaged and vulnerable communities.

The first batch of these funds will be on the SMMC’s Monday night agenda as a grant to @venturacountyfire (h/t former state Sen. Fran Pavley)

#WildfirePrevention #WildfirePreparedness

https://heysocal.com/2025/04/14/state-to-send-another-170m-mostly-to-socal-for-fire-prevention/