Marin Wildfire Prevention

13/10/2026

🌿🔥 Thoughtful Fuel Break Practices in Marin 🔥🌿

Wildfire mitigation is about more than reducing vegetation- it’s also about protecting the natural resources and habitat found within our landscapes.

As part of fuel break work, crews:

✔️ Remove accumulated trash from creeks and forested areas.
✔️ Provide a 3-foot vegetation buffer around wood rat nests where feasible. These nests are common and are not protected.
✔️ Retain Marin manzanita unless it has been confirmed to be another species.

These practices have been reviewed and endorsed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, helping ensure that wildfire risk reduction work considers both fire resilience and ecological stewardship.

Thoughtful, science-informed mitigation can help create safer, more resilient landscapes while caring for the ecosystems that make Marin unique.

Learn more at MarinWildfire.org

08/10/2026

🔥🌿 See Wildfire Mitigation in Action 🌿🔥

Want to see some of the wildfire resilience work happening across Marin?

This fall, we’ll be visiting projects that show what wildfire mitigation can look like on the ground:

🏡 October: See Ember Ready work, including vent replacements and Zone 0 improvements designed to reduce vulnerabilities around homes.

🌿 November: Visit the San Rafael–San Anselmo Fuel Reduction Zone and learn more about the work underway to reduce hazardous fuels and strengthen wildfire resilience.

These trips offer an opportunity to see projects up close, learn from the people doing the work, and better understand how different pieces of wildfire mitigation come together.

📩 Want to know when these opportunities are happening? Sign up for our updates so you don’t miss an announcement, new project, or upcoming event.

And follow us on social media for the latest news, projects, resources, and ways to get involved.

Stay connected. Stay informed. Stay prepared.

➡️ MarinWildfire.org

06/10/2026

🔥🌿 Wildfire Preparedness Work Happening Across Marin 🌿🔥

Wildfire resilience is an ongoing effort across Marin County - and these numbers show some of the work underway:

🏡 22,000+ home evaluations completed so far
💰 $940K+ in resident grants awarded through 720+ grants
🌿 670–680 additional grants currently in progress
🚛 3,400+ Chipper Day pickups completed
📈 37% increase in Chipper Day participation in Mill Valley

From helping residents identify risks around their homes to supporting mitigation projects and removing hazardous vegetation, these programs are helping communities take action.

Learn more: MarinWildfire.org

28/09/2026

🌧️ Preparing Marin for a “Super El Niño” 🌧️

On September 30, climate scientist Dr. Daniel Swain will join the Marin County Council of Mayors and Council members to discuss the potential impacts of El Niño, including prolonged flooding and conditions that could exceed historic levels.

The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion from Mark Brown,Marin County OEM, and Marin Conservation League, focused on what these conditions could mean for Marin and how our communities are preparing.

📅 Wednesday, September 30
⏰ 6:30–7:40 p.m.
📍 Center for Student Success, College of Marin, Kentfield Campus
💻 Hybrid event — Dr. Swain will join remotely
🔗 Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5437631066?omn=85970032716

The event is hosted by MCCMC and co-hosted by Marin Wildfire, Environmentally Sound Practices, and Marin Conservation League.

Community questions are encouraged, both in person and online.

👉 Join us to learn more about the potential risks ahead and the work underway to prepare Marin.

24/09/2026

🔥🌿 Work Together, Where It Matters Most 🌿🔥

Wildfire risk doesn’t stop at a jurisdictional boundary and neither should wildfire prevention.

One of the strategic principles in Marin County’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) is to pursue continuous, coordinated, and systematic wildfire risk reduction.

What does that mean?

🤝 Coordinate across agencies and jurisdictions rather than working in isolation.
📍 Focus efforts in the same places so multiple strategies can reinforce one another.
🌿 Pair vegetation management with on-property risk reduction in neighborhoods where both can make a difference.
🏡 Integrate wildfire resilience into future development and land-use planning.
📊 Measure progress using data and consistent performance metrics.

When vegetation management, home hardening, defensible space, evacuation planning, and community preparedness are strategically aligned, their combined impact can be greater than any one project on its own.

Wildfire resilience is strongest when we work together—with a shared plan and a shared focus.

👉 Learn more about the strategic principles guiding Marin County’s 2026 CWPP: https://www.marinwildfire.org/community-wildfire-protection-plan-update

17/09/2026

🔥🌿 Did You Know? 🌿🔥

The Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) has developed geographically-specific recommendations that highlight the highest-priority areas for wildfire risk reduction.

These recommendations are designed to be used alongside local knowledge and expertise to help communities identify effective strategies for reducing risk.

Understanding risk at the local level helps us make smarter, more targeted decisions and build a more resilient Marin together.

👉 Learn more about your zone and the wildfire risk-reduction strategies shaping your community: https://www.marinwildfire.org/community-wildfire-protection-plan-update

17/09/2026

🔥🌿 Happening Tonight in Mill Valley 🌿🔥

Tonight, Marin Wildfire’s Anne Crealock, Planning and Program Manager, will join a panel of local experts for a Community Conversation about wildfire mitigation, evacuation drills, and neighborhood preparedness.

Anne leads funding and permitting for the Greater Mill Valley Fuel Break, an important regional wildfire mitigation project.

📅 Tonight — Wednesday, September 16
📍 Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley

Come learn more about the work underway to reduce wildfire risk in Mill Valley and hear directly from local experts.

🔥 Where does Mill Valley stand on wildfire?
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Tomorrow, SMFD will sit alongside a panel of local experts in one of a series of Community Conversations created by the Mill Valley Briefing to discuss wildfire mitigation, evacuation drills, and neighborhood preparedness.
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• Wednesday, September 16: Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley

Panelists include:
• Michael Wara directs the Climate and Energy Policy Program at Stanford's Woods Institute for the Environment, studying wildfire policy, utility regulation and insurance markets across California. He's also a 25-plus-year Tam Valley resident.

• Anne Crealock is Planning and Program Manager at the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority, leading funding and permitting for the Greater Mill Valley Fuel Break.

• Leah Curtis is Southern Marin Fire District's Preparedness and Education Coordinator and chairs Mill Valley's Emergency Preparedness Commission.

• Carl Sanders oversees vegetation management and the prescribed burn program on Marin Water's watershed lands, the work reshaping the hills above Mill Valley.⁠⁠
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RSVP here: https://bit.ly/4rerqDn

14/09/2026

🔥🌿 Don’t Miss the September Fire Safe Marin Newsletter! 🌿🔥

The September newsletter is out, with timely wildfire preparedness information, helpful resources, and updates for Marin residents.

From Zone 0 regulations and home preparedness to wildfire behavior and emergency readiness, there’s a lot of useful information inside.

👉 Take a few minutes to check it out

🔥🌿 Our September Newsletter Is Here! 🌿🔥

Inside this month:
🏡 New Zone 0 regulations
📱 AlertMarin updates & emergency information tools
🌿 Invasive vegetation and wildfire risk
🌧️ What a potential El Niño could mean for Marin
🎥 Helpful preparedness videos
🔥 And more!

Take a few minutes to check it out and let us know what you think!

👉 Read the September newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/firesafemarin/sept-2026-fsm-newsletter

10/09/2026

🔥🌿 Building a More Wildfire-Resilient Marin: The Community Wildfire Protection Plan 🌿🔥

Wildfire preparedness takes more than individual actions, it takes a coordinated plan for the entire community.

Marin’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) brings together fire agencies, local governments, community partners, land managers, and residents to identify wildfire risks and guide strategies to reduce them.

The plan helps inform work across Marin, including:
🌿 Vegetation management
🏡 Home hardening & defensible space
🚗 Evacuation and emergency preparedness
🤝 Community education and resilience
🔥 Wildfire mitigation projects

The goal is simple: reduce wildfire risk and build a safer, more fire-adapted Marin.

Want to understand the plan and how this work is shaping wildfire resilience across the county?

👉 Learn more about Marin’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a4f41c9b87a7406ebe67d0a45c68e973

08/09/2026

📱🔥 Are You Signed Up for AlertMarin? 🔥📱

When wildfire strikes, getting an alert quickly can make all the difference.

Make sure you’re signed up for AlertMarin and that your contact information and address are up to date.

Don’t wait for an emergency to sign up.