How you can participate in the project (Please select an option):
1. Voluntarily grant SCCFSC access to your property for removal of hazardous vegetation.
You can provide directions to SCCFSC on what portion of your property may be accessed for vegetation removal that is beyond the right-of-way but not more than 50-ft from the road’s centerline. For example, if you have specific trees or vegetation you wish to omit from the vegetation removal, we can flag them with pink flagging to avoid cutting or trimming.
If you choose to grant access, please complete, sign, and submit the enclosed Right of Entry Permit (ROE) by May 23, 2025, using one of the methods below.
Submission Instructions – Ways to confirm your participation:
Participation is voluntary; please follow the steps below to join this project.
- Fill out, sign, and submit the enclosed Right of Entry Permit (ROE)
- Complete, sign, and mail the paper copy of the ROE, using the self-addressed, stamped envelope, also enclosed to:
Santa Clara County FireSafe Council
Attn: Moody – El Monte Road Evacuation Route
14380 Saratoga Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070-5953
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- Download an electronic copy of the ROE, sign via certified electronic signature, which includes time and date stamp, and return via email to bgonzalez@sccfiresafe.org
If you request, a representative will be available to meet with you at a mutually convenient time to identify and explain the removal of the brush, grasses, tree limbs, and vegetation hazards on your property.
You will be notified when project work will begin in the vicinity of your property.
Check www.lahcfd.org for Project description and updates.
2. As a property owner, cut, trim, and remove your own hazardous vegetation to create defensible space on your property. If you stack the cut brush along the roadside, it can be chipped and removed if you register for the LAHCFD Defensible Space Brush Chipping and Debris Removal Program. Register at www.LAHCFD.org/dsbcregistration.
3. Take no action. Vegetation will be treated and removed only from the roadside public right-of-way. Width and area of the right-of-way may vary based on applicable agency permits.
If you choose option 1 to participate in the project, a representative can meet with you, at your request, to discuss the specific work to be conducted on your property.
To review project details specific to your property, please contact:
Barbara Gonzalez
SCCFSC Project Manager
bgonzalez@sccfiresafe.org
(408) 444-0711
Andrew Harmon
LAHCFD Field Manager
aharmon@lahcfd.org
(757) 409-0042