Get Started Here

Mitigation Grants & Free Resources

Mitigation Help For Hire

WRAP Members

Insurance Help

Monterey County

Monterey County

Monterey County Stats: Firewise Communities 16, Population 432,977

Wildfire Preparedness

Listos California Disaster Ready Guide

Monterey County Risk Map

Monterey County Disaster Directory

Monterey County Alerts

Local Emergency Resources

The Los Padres National Forest provides wildland fire protection for

FRA
and some
SRA
land along the Big Sur coast under the California Fire Master Agreement. The remaining
SRA
is under the jurisdiction of the San Benito-Monterey Unit of CAL FIRE.
LRA
, primarily urban and agricultural land, is covered by local and county fire departments.

Monterey County FD

Monterey County Regional Fire District
19900 Portola Drive
Salinas, CA 93908
(831) 455-1828
https://www.mcrfd.org/

LOCAL WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS RESOURCES

View contact information for Fire Safe Councils, Firewise Communities, and other programs that are working towards wildfire resilient communities.

FSC for Monterey County

Fire Safe Council for Monterey County
2221 Garden Road
Monterey, CA  93940
(831) 333-2600
info@firesafemonterey.org
https://www.firesafemonterey.org/

Firewise Banner - Residents Reducing Wildfire Risks
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.

Belmont HOA – Salinas
Boots Road – Monterey
Boronda Garzas – Carmel Valley
Carmel Views – Carmel-by-the-Sea
Club Place Lane – Carmel-by-the-Sea
Corral de Tierra Oaks and Corte Cordillera – Salinas
Corral de Tierra Villas HOA – Salinas
Country Club Drive – Carmel Valley
Del Mesa Carmel – Carmel-by-the-Sea
El Caminito – Carmel Valley
Hacienda Carmel Community Association –
Harper Canyon – Salinas
Markham Ranch – Salinas
Mesa del Toro Area – Salinas
Meyer Neighborhood Fire Defense Committee (FDC) – Salinas
Pattee Ranch HOA – Salinas

 Monterey County Firewise Communities

 

Monterey CERT logo Monterey County CERT
(831) 646-3416
training@montereycert.org
http://montereycert.org/training/
Mitigation Resources

View grants, community programs, and information on mitigation in your county.

Wildland Inspection Program Monterey County Fire District encourages homeowners to use their provided checklist to help fire-safe their own property. Find more information here:
https://www.firesafemonterey.org/mcc-grant.html
Chipping Program Sign up on the Fire Safe Monterey webpage to be notified when free chipping services will be in your area!
https://www.firesafemonterey.org/mcc-grant.html
Relevant Posts
Bonny Doon homeowners to hear from state on insurance crisis
Bonny Doon homeowners to hear from state on insurance crisis

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has accepted an invitation from the Rural Bonny Doon Association to speak at an online forum at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, on the home-insurance crisis facing residents of Santa Cruz County who live in wildfire-prone areas. “All of us…
Anguished homeowners struggle to keep their insurance
Anguished homeowners struggle to keep their insurance

Kerry McCalmont’s insurance company told her to cut down the majestic oak tree towering over her Glendale house if she wants to renew her homeowner’s policy. But there’s a catch. A city ordinance declares that indigenous trees are “natural aesthetic resources” that add “distinction and…
Thousands turn out for Ember Stomp festival in North Bay to celebrate wildfire safety, preparedness
Thousands turn out for Ember Stomp festival in North Bay to celebrate wildfire safety, preparedness

As we head into prime wildfire season, thousands came out for a festival like no other in the North Bay on Saturday. Ember Stomp is a wildfire safety and prevention event, helping homeowners prepare for the very real possibility of a wildfire emergency. Freshly cut…