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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 Yolo 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.

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Wildfire Risk Reduction (Mitigation) Resources

View grants, community programs and information that can help you reduce the chances of a wildfire damaging or destroying your home. “Home hardening” means home improvements.  “Defensible space” means creating a plant and tree-free zone around your home.

Yolo County Fire Safe Council Chipper Day The Yolo County Fire Safe Council offers free chipping services to assist in biomass reduction of debris from defensible space and fuels reduction.

Contact: info@yolofiresafe.org – (530) 661-1688

Reflective Address Sign Program This program provides free high quality reflective home address signs for high visibility at night and in smoky conditions
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) Grant to offer financial and technical support to eligible agricultural producers and landowners for land management practices that reduce wildfire impacts in the wildland-urban interface (WUI), restore natural fire regimes in underdeveloped areas, and improve resource conditions after recent wildfires.

Contact: Andrea Casey, RCPP Coordinator – andrea.casey@usda.gov – (530) 304-2124

 

Local Wildfire Preparedness Resources

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

 

Fire Safe Councils are community-led
organizations that mobilize residents
to protect their homes and communities
from wildfire.

Yolo County Fire Safe Council

Contact: Tanya Meyee
meyer@yolorcd.org
(530) 661-1688
221 W Court St, Suite 1
Woodland, CA 95695

 
Capay Valley Emergency Response Auxiliary FSC

Contact: Tanya Meyee
meyer@yolorcd.org
(530) 661-1688
000 Highway 16
Guinda, CA 95637

 
West Winters Fire Safe Council

Contact: Tanya Meyee
meyer@yolorcd.org
(530) 661-1688
000 Hwy 128
Winters, CA 95694

 

 

West Sacramento CERT

Contact: Ashley Lucas
alucas@cityofwestsacramento.org

City of Davis CERT

Contact: Ronald Zoghbi Jr.
rzoghbi@cityofdavis.org
(530) 757-5684

Sacramento Region VOAD (Includes Yolo)

Contact: Lynn Pesely
pesely@sacoes.org
916-505-5446

Wildfire Preparedness

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

Listos California Disaster Ready Guide

Local Fire Departments and Government Agencies

Fire departments and government agencies in your area may be offering wildfire risk reduction programs and help.

Yolo County Office of Emergency Services

Contact: Christopher Estrada
Christopher.Estrada@yolocounty.gov
(530) 406-4930
625 Court Street, Woodland, CA 95695

City of Davis Office of Emergency Services

Contact:
fireweb@cityofdavis.org
(530) 757-5686

  City of West Sacramento Office of Emergency Services

Contact:
wsfd@cityofwestsacramento.org
(916)
372-3375
2040 Lake Washington Blvd
West Sacramento, CA 95691

 

 

West Plainfield Fire Department

Contact:
(530) 756-0212
24901 County Road 95
Davis CA 95616

Esparto Fire Department

Contact:
Station19@Espartofire.org
(530) 787-3300
16960 Yolo Avenue
Esparto CA 95627

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