Below you will find local wildfire preparedness programs, grants and resources to help you make home / property improvements and reduce wildfire risk in your community. Scroll down to access grants and resources for Humboldt County.
Refer back to the “Get Started” page for statewide California information on brush clearing and other requirements and risk reduction resources for improving your home’s chances of surviving a wildfire and increasing your and your community’s eligibility for insurance discounts and renewal rewards.
| Southern Humboldt Fire Safe Chipper Program | The Southern Humboldt Fire Safe Council offers free vegetation chipping service to help reduce wildfire fuel around properties in Southern Humboldt and Shelter Cove.
Contact chipper@treesfoundation.org or call (707) 923-4377 for more information. |
| Willow Creek Chipper Program | The Willow Creek Fire Safe Council offers a free chipping service in the greater Willow Creek area to assist with wildfire fuel reduction creation of defensible space around residences.
Contact admin@wcfiresafe.org or call (530) 629-6008 for more information |
| Fire-adapted Landscapes And Safe Homes (FLASH) Program | FLASH is a grant funded cost share program designed to assist property owners with reducing their wildfire risk by managing flammable vegetation around their homes and along key access routes.
Contact Julia Cavalli, Program Manager, at jcavalli1@co.humboldt.ca.us or (707) 296-1498 |
| Greater Willow Creek Wildfire Resilience Project | This grant-funded project provides fuels reduction, defensible space, and home hardening assistance for residents and areas in Greater Willow Creek.
Contact katrina@hcrcd.org or call (707) 496-4849 for more information. |
| Southern Humboldt Defensible Space Project | The Briceland Fire Department in collaboration with the Humboldt County Fire Safe Council offer free wildfire home risk assessments and a defensible space treatment program for low income, elderly, and disabled persons in Humboldt County.
Contact Tanner Speas, Humboldt County FSC Coordinator, at rspeas@co.humboldt.ca.us |
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Humboldt County Fire Safe Council
Contact: Cybelle Immitt 1106 Second Street |
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Southern Humboldt Fire Safe Council
Contact: Bill Eastwood |
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Lower Mattole Fire Safe Council
Contact: Ian Sigman or Ali Freedlund |
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Crooked Prairie Fire Safe Council
Contact: Kathy Weber |
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Willow Creek Fire Safe Council
Contact: Barbara Darst 40620 Hwy. 299 |
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Orleans/Somme Fire Safe Council
Contact: Will Harling |
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Van Duzen Watershed Fire Safe Council
Contact: Lyn Javier Bridgeville Community Center, |
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Ettersburg Fire Safe Council
Contact: Tanner Speas |
 Firewise is a national program that encourages communities to work together to assess and reduce wildfire risks. Visit Become a Firewise USA Site to learn how to make your community Firewise. |
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| Bridgeville Benbow – Garberville Ettersburg Garberville Honeydew – Petrolia Hydesville Kneeland Fire Protection District Orleans Petrolia Redwood Valley/Chezem – Blue Lake Salmon Creek – Miranda Shelter Cove – Whitehorn Upper Jacoby Creek Willow Creek |
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Humbold County COAD
Contact: Alison Sterling Nichols, Coordinator |
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Humboldt CERT Coalition
Contact: Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services |
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Arcata Police Department CERT
Contact: Sgt. Keith Altizer |
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Blue Lake Fire Protection District CERT
Contact: Kit Mann, Team Leader |
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Blue Lake Rancheria CERT
Contact: Anita Huff, OES Director |
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Bridgeville CERT
Contact: Lyn Javier, Team Leader |
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Ferndale CERT
Contact: Ingrid Penman, Team Leader |
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Fortuna Fire Protection District CERT
Contact: Chief Rus Brown |
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Hoopa Tribal CERT
Contact: Hoopa Fire Department Office of Emergency Services |
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Humboldt Bay Fire CERT
Contact: Amy Conlin |
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Humboldt State University CERT
Contact: Christina Jones Koczera |
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McKinleyville CERT
Contact: Cliff VanCott, Team Leader |
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Shelter Cove CERT
Contact: Susan Fox, Team Leader |
Fire departments and government agencies in your area may be offering wildfire risk reduction programs and help.
 Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services Phone: (707) 268-2500 826 4th St., Eureka, CA 95501 |
 Hoopa Valley Tribe Office of Emergency Services Phone: (530) 625-4366 11120 CA-96, Hoopa, CA 95546 |
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CAL FIRE Humboldt-Del Norte Unit
Phone: (707) 725-4413 118 S. Fortuna Blvd. |
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Humboldt Bay Fire
Phone: 707-441-4000 533 C Street Eureka, CA 95501 |
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Briceland Volunteer Fire Department
Phone: 707-923-7204 |
