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

Seth Schalet

Board of Directors

James L. Wollbrinck, Erika Ameri, Dede Smullen, Jared Lewis, Shana Nelson, Paul Hansen, Derek Neumann, Rob Rennie, Kevin Conant

Media Releases

SCCFSC in the News

• 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.

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