Portions of Page Mill Road in Los Altos Hills, California represent a significant thoroughfare for the Los Altos Hills Community. This road serves as egress and ingress in the case of fire. To secure this egress / ingress’ integrity, the Los Altos Hills County Fire District proposes a roadside treatment of fuels.  The project will start south of the intersection of Arastradero Road and Page Mill Road, south of the Caltrans easement, and head south by southwest towards Foothills Nature Preserve ending at the Fire District’s jurisdiction line.

 

Project Dates:

  • Start Date: Monday, April 28, 2025
  • Projected Completion: Friday, May 2, 2025
  • Postcards will be mailed on Friday, March 7th
  • Cover letters and ROE permission forms will be mailed on Friday, March 14th
  • ROE permission forms are due April 11th
  • Door Knocking is tentatively scheduled to commence on Monday, March 24th
  • Right of Entry Permit (ROE) due back date: April 11, 2025

Project Updates

Please keep an eye on your mailbox! Cover letters and permissions forms will be mailed mid-March.

Project site:

The project includes only the portion of Page Mill Road in Los Altos Hills. The project starts south of the intersection of Arastradero Road, south of the Caltrans easement. The project progresses south by southwest towards Foothills Nature Preserve. For the west side of Page Mill Road, the project will conclude northeast of the Foothill Nature Preserve Park entrance, after including the last lot of the Altamont Hills development, track 3975.

Treatment of the east side of Page Mill Road it will commence beyond the intersection of Moody Road to include the Page Mill Road curb line abutting 10920 Page Mill Road. The project will treat the east side of Page Mill Road, concluding at the intersection of Baleri Ranch Road.

The length of road in the project area is 3 miles heading south by southwest on Page Mill Road and 3.5 miles heading north by northeast on Page Mill Road. The total treatment will be 6.5 miles for both sides of the road.

 

Project Goals:

The immediate goal of this project is to make the roadway a safer evacuation route in an emergency or wildfire. The broader goals are to enhance fire resiliency by reducing ladder fuels and invasive plant species, and to improve roadside hardening along evacuation routes, which are significant benefits to the community and make District residents safer. This project enhances regional efforts to improve Los Altos Hills evacuation route and shaded fuel break system. It also provides opportunities to protect or manage watersheds from future wildfires. Additionally, by reducing competition for light and water in the understory plants, shrubs, and young trees, and by treating hazardous trees when feasible, this creates a healthier forest and woodland for the benefit of the environment.

 

Submission Instructions – Ways to confirm your participation:

Participation is voluntary; please follow the steps below to join this project.

  1. 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: Page Mill 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.