Project Overview
Santa Clara County Fire Safe Council and the City of Palo Alto are collaborating to complete an evacuation route clearance project on Arastradero Road and Page Mill Road, located in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains west of Highway 280. This annual project enhances fire resistance along the evacuation route by reducing vegetation in the corridor and supports safer travel in emergencies.
The Santa Clara County Fire Safe Council works with the City of Palo Alto to coordinate fire fuel reduction projects across jurisdictions between partner agencies. This work is in alignment with the Foothills Fire Management Plan, which is overseen, coordinated, and funded by the Palo Alto Fire, Public Works, Utilities, and Community Services departments.