Santa Barbara County FireSafe Council

 

By Jessica Sampson, Department Business Specialist

At the latest round of BSAFE Meetings Kate Furlong, Santa Barbara County FireSafe Council Community Resilience Program Manager, provided an extremely informative presentation on wildfire safety in Santa Barbara County. The FireSafe Councils is dedicated to building resilience and promoting wildfire safety across the county. They offer a range of services and programs designed to help residents prepare for and reduce the risk of wildfires, including:

• Free Community Chipper Events
• Prescribed Grazing
• Home Ignition Zone Inspections
• Community Wildfire Protection Plans
• Creation of Firewise Communities

Through these programs, they work collaboratively with residents, local agencies and organizations to make Santa Barbara County a safer place to live. Learn more about each program below, and how they're helping to protect our community from wildfires.

• Firewise USA
• Wildfire Home Hardening Guide
• Insurance Institute of Business and Home Safety Ember Storm Demo
• Defensible Space
• Evacuation Readiness
• Lompoc Community Wildfire Preparedness Planning
• Ready SBC Alert Registration
• For more information, or to see how you can prepare for a wildfire, please email Kate Furlong

If you'd like to join the BSAFE meetings, check with your supervisor then email:

• North County - Debbie Halderman
• Mid County - Irma Morales
• South County - Jessica Sampson