Who We Are
Fire safe councils are grassroots community-based organizations which share the objective of making California's communities less vulnerable to catastrophic wildfire. Fire safe councils accomplish this objective through education programs and projects such as shaded fuel breaks or firebreaks to protect area residents against an oncoming wildfire and to provide fire fighters with a place to fight the oncoming fire. The first fire safe councils started in the early 1990s, and there are now over 100 around the state.
The San Benito Fire Safe Council is currently working with the Santa Clara County FireSafe Council on collaborative efforts to make our communities fire safe.
Fire Safety Tips
Each year fire burns millions of acres of woodland across the United States. We can better live with the land by learning about the natural areas we inhabit and what we can do to reduce our risk of loss if wildfire occurs.
Check out our Fire Prevention: News and Links to Articles section for information from CALFIRE, BLM and other public safety agencies.
Creating 100' Defensible Space
A video guide on how to create a defensible space around your home
Public Education
A $2,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Company Grant was awarded to SBFSC in October 2011!
The purpose of this grant is to help fund an Administrative Coordinator to work in collaboration with the San Benito Fire Safe Council (SBFSC) President and Board of Directors to develop a plan to restructure the SBFSC. This plan will include a review of the SBFSC mission statement, current policies, bylaws, board membership, agency partnerships and community participation. In addition the SBFSC, together with partner agencies, will develop a program of public outreach to community members to increase volunteerism and promote fire safety awareness and education in the wildland urban interface areas of San Benito County.
If you are interested in volunteering and working with us to meet our goals for this grant, please contact us.
San Benito County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
A grant funded project that identifies high fire hazard risk areas as well ideas for potential projects intended to mitigate such risk.
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