The Countwide Community Wildfire Protection Plan is ready for your use. Please visit our CWPP page for more information.
Our next SCFSC Meeting will be Tuesday, March 12 at the Saratoga Fire District Headquarters. Please review the January meeting summary.
REMINDER: Learn to prepare yourself and support your community in the event of a disaster! Community Emergency Resp… https://t.co/vm6Vt2KBp6
@SJFD Fire Chief Sapien greeting and thanking Red Cross volunteers at this morning’s Sound the Alarm event. Smoke a… https://t.co/P9H3KCezyu
Work for the Great Outdoors! Look for vacancy announcements soon for positions on the @ShastaTrinityNF and other fo… https://t.co/vvKvjkaE31
Due to the heavy rains experienced across California, we have seen an increase in #flooding. Please exercise cautio… https://t.co/oQKJ6XW18T
RT @CHPscrz: Hwy 17 amend update: @CaltransD5 cleared the tree S/B lanes s/ of the summit. Unfortunately, we are now investigating a fatal…
Multiple incidents affecting both N/B and S/B Highway 17 in the area of the summit. Traffic is being diverted, cons… https://t.co/4Le5whY1Kk
#HappyValentinesDay2019 Rain or shine, any day of the year, we love serving #SantaClaraCounty! #ValentinesDay… https://t.co/5dnCoif7l5
RT @ClevelandNF: Currently in Hot Springs Canyon along the CNF border. Our patrols don’t stop working when there’s a torrential downpour. T…
This #ValentinesDay, we want to show our love for the place we call home! Together, we can help make California a f… https://t.co/yMcyB0SkmN
Shannon Road closed @ Happy Acres due to downed trees and power lines. Road expected to remain closed for most of t… https://t.co/a193pBblwS
RT @CityofSanJose: The National Weather Service has issued a FLOOD WATCH for the Guadalupe River area in San Jose, and a FLASH FLOOD WATCH…
SJFD made a new friend during the search at our structure fire on West San Carlos. She’s a little wet and scared,… https://t.co/9RMiLoxpxd
West San Carlos is closed just west of Hwy 87 for a structure fire. Please use an alternate route. https://t.co/y9favOXnU4
RT @SCCgov: NEVER drive or walk into floodwaters. You can’t know how deep the water is just by looking at it. Turn Around! 1 ft of water co…
RT @CityofSanJose: Sign up for Alerts! AlertSCC is Santa Clara County's emergency alert system, sign-up at https://t.co/F31Ye2lorM. Also, d…
Turn around, don't drown! Avoid driving through water on the road, no matter how shallow it seems. #CAwx #BayArea… https://t.co/BAOz74fSmy
With heavy rains expected across California, we want to take the time to remind you to stay aware of your surroundi… https://t.co/VCgt26wMZM
Thank you to Byron R. Berhel and the Vallejo Firefighter Youth Academy for stopping by the Pacific Southwest Region… https://t.co/yOEj1usvwl
RT @SCCgov: NEVER drive or walk into floodwaters. You can’t know how deep the water is just by looking at it. Turn Around! 1 ft of water co…
Additional heavy rain expected over the next few days in areas adjacent to and above several National Forest burned… https://t.co/EyHmly9Du5
#LovingCA would not be complete if we left out the trees growing in our cities. Watch the video to find out how we… https://t.co/xgDvv0ck2W
CAL FIRE employees from all parts of California are at @CALFIRE Training Center this week attending S-420, Command… https://t.co/SN59AHAojD
@SJFD water rescue completed. Subject out of the water. Being evaluated by paramedics. https://t.co/akdZPTzmSg
@SJFD on scene of a water rescue on Coyote Creek. Media staging in front of 2646 Gassman. https://t.co/w9h8TQhFXz
Very Good News https://t.co/XWBCENMWPC
Look below for an exciting career opportunity! https://t.co/YqKTs3O4aT
High Wind Warning and Flood Watch issued by @NWSBayArea from 10PM tonight to 10AM Thursday. Storm expected to impa… https://t.co/9KimFZWym4
There's a science to timber harvesting! Trees are chosen for harvest based upon forest levels, density, spacing, in… https://t.co/ZklmEUnwys
RT @NWSBayArea: HEAVY RAIN AND HIGH WINDS to affect the bay area Tuesday through Thursday. #CAstorm https://t.co/pfW45SJ6kp
RT @forestservice: Prescribed fires are one of the most effective tools for restoring fire-dependent ecosystems. These burns mimic natural…
Timber harvesting creates resiliency to fire, insects, and disease by reducing overstocked forest conditions. This… https://t.co/SyhHh5Zhd2
This week, #SCCFD was lucky enough to host visiting firefighter, Flat Stanley, from #WatkinsElementary School in… https://t.co/zef8R6njv6
SLOW DOWN, PAY ATTENTION, WATCH FOR RESPONDERS...and have a great weekend! #sccfd #SafeOn17 @CHPSanJose @CHPscrz… https://t.co/BxVSIkq5Qe
Share your National Forest experiences on social media. For a complete list of platforms in the Pacific Southwest R… https://t.co/rOzY1DPpgp
U.S. Forest Service firefighters completing important prescribed/pile burning projects on forests where conditions… https://t.co/Um1SSOX8eE
Did you know that some ecosystems depend on fire to stay healthy? Besides removing hazardous fuels that lead to des… https://t.co/xqoXYu3cwD
RT @CampbellPolice: Media staging is at the 7-Eleven on 2223 S. Bascom Ave.
RT @CampbellPolice: Working on a incident at the Denny’s on Bascom. Bascom Ave closed from Campbell to Dry Creek. Please avoid the area. ht…
Thank you #FrankRobinson Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention poster (1984) #SFGiants @smokey_bear https://t.co/4IIXDIqWp5
RT @forestservice: In the summer of 1945, a group of African-American paratroopers from the U.S. Army became history’s first military smoke…
RT @forestservice: Our Rocky Mountain Research Station #Wildfire Risk Management Science team works with fire managers to plan ahead for th…
Loving CA means keeping the land healthy. One of the ways CAL FIRE does this is through #PrescribedBurning. These b… https://t.co/dU0j50Y6r0
We have moved our office. Same people, new mailing address: 14380 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070-5953 (1/15/2019)
SCFSC offers neighborhood Wildfire Evacuation Workshops (1/30/2018)
We welcome new Directors This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. from the Croy Road Area and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. from Saratoga (1/10/2018)
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CA State Fire Prevention Fee: Read about the fee. See if you are in the SRA.
Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Services: Emergency Preparedness, Animal Evacuation and more.
AlertSCC: Emergency warnings sent to your mobile device, email, or landline.
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Santa Clara County FireSafe Council
14380 Saratoga Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070-5953
Telephone: (408) 975-9591
Fax: (408) 624-9316
Funding provided by grants from the Cooperative Fire Program of the U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Pacific Southwest Region, through the California Fire Safe Council. Our programs and other council activities are also funded by grants and donations from local agencies, companies, foundations, organizations and individual donors. Please see our Thank You! and About Us pages for a list of donors and contributors.
The SCCFSC is an equal opportunity provider. In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, the SCCFSC does not discriminate and complies with the following: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. To file a complaint of discrimination: write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C, 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. USDA And Justice for All Poster.
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