Our Mission: Mobilizing the people of Santa Clara County to protect their homes, communities and environment from wildfires.
The Santa Clara County FireSafe Council (SCCFSC) is a local 501(c)3 non-profit organization that shares a common, vested interest in preventing and reducing losses from wildfires. We are mobilizing our community to protect their environment through education and hazardous fuel reduction. We manage wildfire risk mitigation projects to reduce the amount of dead and overgrown vegetation around homes and roads in order to protect critical infrastructure, businesses, communities and residences. We are not a county organization and our programs rely on grant funding and contributions from the community.
Chief Executive Officer
Media Releases
- Forest Health in Action: A $15M Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration featuring Santa Clara County FireSafe Council and BurnBot Demonstration – September 4, 2025
- Santa Clara County FireSafe Council and City of Palo Alto Sign $2.5 Million Dollar Multi-Year Contract for Wildfire Mitigation, Community Engagement and Technology Solutions Services – August 26, 2025
- Harold Schapelhouman Elected to Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Board of Directors – August 25, 2025
- Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Adds 33,000 Additional Acres To West Santa Clara Landscape Resilience Project, Now Incorporating 143,000 Total Acres – July 23, 2025
- Wildfire Solutions Coalition Launches to Secure Long-Term Fire Prevention Funding in California – July 3, 2025
- Santa Clara County FireSafe Council and Sensory AI Enter Into Pilot Testing and Distribution Partnership – June 23, 2025
- Santa Clara County FireSafe Council and Komodo Fire Systems Announce Strategic Partnership to Resell Komodo’s Professional-Grade Fire Prevention and Suppression Technology – May 12, 2025
- San Jose Water and Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Expand AI Wildfire Detection Partnership with OroraTech’s Satellite Wildfire Solution for Detection and Monitoring – May 1, 2025
- Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Selects BurnBot for Initial 155 Acres of Second Forest Health Grant Project – April 2, 2025
- Santa Clara County FireSafe Council and Washington State University Risk-Informed Decision-Making Lab Partner to Improve the CWPP Process and Effectiveness – March 24, 2025
- Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Announces Partnership with NASA AMES Research Center to Analyze Regional Vegetation for Ember Cast Risk – February 14, 2025
- San Jose Water and Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Expand AI Wildfire Sensor Network to Key Locations in the Santa Cruz Mountains – February 5, 2025
- FIRE SAFE San Mateo County Grant Funding Enables Complete Critical Evacuation Route Harding Covering San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. Project Was Top Priority In Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP) – February 3, 2025
- Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Awarded $25,000 For Wildfire Home Ignition Zone (HIZ) Inspections In Underserved Communities Throughout Santa Clara County – December 16, 2024
- Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Leads 110,000 Acre West Santa Clara Landscape Resilience Project – December 10, 2024
- San Jose Water Expands Wildfire Resiliency with New Grant to Santa Clara County FireSafe Council – November 1, 2024
- Santa Clara County FireSafe Council and Ladris Announce Strategic Partnership for AI-Enabled Life Safety and Evacuation Preparedness – July 29, 2024
- FireSafe Summit 2024 Launch – July 24, 2024
- CWDG Grant Press Release – May 20, 2024
- Los Gatos Creek Watershed Collaboration Forest Health Project Legislative and Media Tour – May 3, 2024
- Fire Aside Expands Partnership with Santa Clara County FireSafe Council To Support Wildfire Prevention Programs In San Mateo, Santa Cruz and Santa Clara Counties – April 17, 2024
- Collaboration in a Forest Health Grant: Insights from the Los Gatos Creek Watershed Collaborative – January 22, 2024
- N5 Sensors Expands Partnership with Santa Clara County FireSafe Council as Reseller to All California Fire Safe Councils – December 13, 2023
- Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Announces Partnership with Allied Disaster Defense for Home Hardening and Wildfire Risk Mitigation Services – November 27, 2023
- Santa Clara County FireSafe Council and Frontline Wildfire Defense Partner to Protect Homes, Businesses, and Communities from Wildfire – November 15, 2023
- Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Announces Partnership with Allied Disaster Defense for Home Hardening and Wildfire Risk Mitigation Services – October 9, 2023
- San Jose Water Compay and Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Partner on Wildfire Sensor Network – July 25, 2023
- Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Expands Wildfire Mitigation Network Partnership with Fire Aside – July 17, 2023
- Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Enhances Early Wildfire Detection Portfolio with Dryad Networks SILVANET Platform – July 5, 2023
- Santa Clara FireSafe Council Partners with N5 Sensors, Inc. – June 21, 2023
- Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Announces Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) 2023 Draft Update Public Comment Period June 19 Through July 2, 2023 – June 5, 2023
- Los Gatos Creek Watershed Collaborative Awarded $6,336,790 In New CAL FIRE Forest Health Grant Funding – May 2, 2023
- Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Awarded County Coordinator Grant – January 20, 2023
- Santa Clara County FireSafe Council leads collaboration with County wildfire officials to update important wildfire preparedness document – November 10, 2022
- Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Awarded CAL FIRE High Priority Fire Prevention Grant – October 7, 2022
- Upper Highway 9 roadside vegetation work begins November 1, 2021 – October 29, 2021
- Los Gatos Creek Watershed Collabora1ve awarded $7,500,000 CAL FIRE Forest Health Grant – June 24, 2021
- Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Appoints Seth M. Schalet as CEO – November 2, 2020
SCCFSC in the News
- How AI and satellite technology are being used for wildfire detection, mapping in Bay Area – September 19, 2024
- Peninsula firefighters using AI technology to help fight wildfires – NBC Bay Area – September 4, 2024
- Using AI to help fight Santa Clara County wildfires – August 24, 2024
- Santa Clara County supervisors approve 5-year, $1.25 million wildfire mitigation contract – The Mercury News – June 6, 2023
- More grant money means expanded fire mitigation in Los Gatos Creek Watershed – The Mercury News – May 10, 2023
- Santa Clara County groups band together to combat wildfires – The Mercury News – January 29, 2023
- Forest health, safety project aims to reduce wildfire risk in Los Gatos Creek Watershed – The Mercury News – January 8, 2023
Funding:
SCCFSC receives donations from local partners and private residents of Santa Clara County in addition to funding from state and federal grants.
Contributing Partners
SCCFSC Contact Info
info@sccfiresafe.org
408-975-9591
Santa Clara County FireSafe Council
14380 Saratoga Ave.
Saratoga, CA 95070-5953
Tax ID Number: EIN 56-2368255
Calendar
- Oct 21
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Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Monthly Meeting with Guest Speaker
Oct 21 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/6tTKNH_LT2C6nvkfyaXQ7A
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