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REFLective Address SIGNs
Make sure your address is easy to find and locate in an emergency. Through our Reflect to Protect program, MCFSC provides reflective address signs for your home. When seconds count, these signs help insure first responders stay oriented and find your location.
Join a Neighborhood Fire Safe Council- or Start your own
You and your neighbors know your community’s strengths, priorities, and vulnerabilities in the face of fire. Neighborhood Fire Safe Councils facilitate collective action in wildfire planning, preparation, and education.
Home Hardening
Flying embers can ignite & destroy homes up to a mile ahead of a wildfire. Homeowners should “harden” their homes long before a fire starts. Check out our video series to learn about measures you can take to harden your home, presented in order of priority.
Listen & Learn
Our MCFSC Radio Hour bioweekly radio series aired from October 2020 to June 2021 on KZYX. Learn about the people, organizations, policies and projects involved in keeping our county prepared and protected.
Watch & Learn
Our Home Hardening Video Series offer both quick and in-depth videos covering the most important measures you can take to protect your home and property if wildfire is in your area.
A Good Place to Start: Living with Wildfire in Mendocino County [brochure PDF]
Empieza aquí: Viviendo con los Incendios Forestales [PDF]
FireSafe Quick Tips
Seguridad contra Incendios
About the Mendocino County Fire Safe Council
The Fire Safe Council of Mendocino County helps residents protect their families and homes from wildfire. Through our programs and services we foster fire preparedness and safety throughout the county, while encouraging community involvement. Learn what you can do before, during, and after a wildfire to stay fire safe and be fire smart.
Neighborhood Fire Safe Councils
Zoom in on map pins to view neighborhood Fire Safe Councils in Mendocino County. Or Click Here to learn how to create a new one for your neighborhood.
Mendocino County Fire Safe Council Events
Find upcoming events on our Events Calendar. You can even Submit Your Own Event if you have an event you’d like to add.
