Newsletter
The MVFSC/DCL VFD biannual newsletter is produced in partnership with the Dry Creek-Lokoya Volunteer Fire Department.
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Executive Summary
The mission of the Mount Veeder Fire Safe Council is to obtain and utilize all available resources to prevent the loss of life and the destruction of property and ecosystems from wildfire in the 26,000 acres of the lower Mayacamas Range. This is achieved by planning and executing fuel reduction projects and by increasing public awareness of both fire loss risk as well as the actions that must be taken to reduce the potential for wildfire devastation.
Critical to the success of the Mount Veeder Fire Safe Council's objective is the collaboration of the community in determining the viability and priority of identified projects. The culmination of this community collaboration is the Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP).
The October 2016 Clear Water Creek Fire near the DCL Fire Station. The wall directed the fire upward away from the house.
CWPP Downloads
2016 MVFSC CWPP with Signatures (pdf)
Exhibit A-Wildfire Assessment-Vegetation Management Plan (pdf)
Exhibit B-Assessment Data Graphs (pdf)
Exhibit C-Base map-Watersheds Outlined on a Contour Map of the MVFSC Community (pdf)
Exhibit D-Watershed Map with Residences (pdf)
Outside Resources
General
Cal Fire, Fire Hazard Severity Zones
California fire Science Consortium: What Did the 2018 Camp Fire, Destroying 18,804 Structures Teach Us?
The University of California Cooperative Extension and The University of Nevada Reno, VIDEO: Be Ember Prepared
NFPA, Jack Cohen –VIDEO: Your Home Can Survive a Wildfire
International Journal of Wildland Fire, The Role of Defensible Space for Residential Structure Protection During Wildfires
Evacuation
Cal Fire, Get Prepared to Evacuate Before a Wildfire Strikes
Cal Fire, Wildfire Evacuation Guide
Best Practices
Napa Communities Firewise Foundation (Napa Firewise), Defensible Space & Home Hardening Resources
California Fire Safe Council, Fire Safety Information for Residents
UCANR & CABNR, Wildfire Home Retrofit Guide, 2021
Rebuilding
California Building Code 7A, Materials and Construction Methods for Exterior Wildfire Exposure
UCANR, Home Survival in Wildfire-Prone Areas: Building Materials and Design Considerations
Firescaping
California Native Plant Society, Marin Chapter, Plant Replacement List
California Native Plant Society, CNPS Fire Recovery Guide
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR), Selecting Firewise Plants
California Defensible Space Law
California Defensible Space Code, § 1299.03. Requirements
California Additional Clearance (and Insurance) Code, § 1299.04. Additional Clearance
California General Guidelines for Creating Defensible Space