Firewise Helpful Links

Other Firewise Communities (with helpful websites)

Monterey County Links and info

Fire Marshall/Division Chief:  Scott Anderson - sanderson@mcrfd.org     -    831-320-2394

Fire Safety Council of Monterey - nonprofit devoted to educating the public on  wildfire dangers

Insurers offering Discounts - for fire hardened homes or communities - note this does not mean they WILL insure your home

State Resources

Firewise Info on the NFPA Website

Firewise Construction/Development Guide

Firewise Toolkit

CAL FIRE's Are you Ready for Wildfire? Website. -lots of good information on evacuation, planning, etc.

Code 4291 - relevant Legislative Code for the new 0-5 ft ember resistant defensible zone that resulted in SB504(2024)

AB 3074 - the relevant section of Assembly Bill 3074 that resulted in Code 4291

Self-Inspection Safety List - How to prepare for an inspection of your property

Official Notice of Defensible Space Inspection - What you will receive after being inspected; you will have 30 days to comply before re-inspection

Product Ideas 

Vulcan Vents - an example of the 1/8 " screen for house vents to prevent embers from flying up into attic spaces or crawl spaces

OSFM Handbook of firesafe products - for building materials

FIREMASK - certified and approved

IQAir - information on Air Quality monitoring and Air filters

PurpleAir - personal (home-based) air quality monitoring and crowd-sourced mapping. (if you check out their map, zoom into Oakmeadow and look for UpperOakMeadow to see the Tschirgi-Hoch meter reading)

VLSDesigns - pre-packed Go-To Bags

FIRE RETARDANT TARPS are available at several websites, including Amazon.  What is critical is that the tarps meet three standards:  NFPA 701, CPAI-84, and must be registered with the state and have the Fire Marshall's Tag sewed onto them.  Example sites are:
Tarpsnow.com
Tarpsplus.com
Canvasandcanopy.com

Goggles - a good selection of safety and fire goggles