Scripps Ranch Fire Safe Council
A San Diego Community Fire Prevention Organization

Fire Prevention

Reference Information:

    Example of using CalFire using Google Maps to report on California Fires

    Current CalFire Google Map of California Fires

Community Planning:

   Preparing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan Handbook

   Rincon Escondido , LCC Fire Protection Plan prepared for Escondido Fire Department

Defensible Space And Brush Management:
San Diego City proposed areas for brush Maintenance in Scripps Ranch

SanGIS Map Disclaimer

   A zoom version of the above Map using Acrobate Reader capabilities (PDF)

   Homeowner's Guide To FUEL MODIFICATION for Defensible Space

   Defensible Space Master GardenersOctober 18, 2007
   (SD Natural History Museum Presentation)

   Why People Do Not Do It Poster

   Brush Clearing FAQ’s

   San Diego Municipal Code 142.0412 Brush Management

   Section III on Brush Management

   Clarification of San Diego Municipal Code - FPB Policy B-08-1

Firewise Homes and Communities:

   County of San Diego Fire, Brush, and Building Information

   Firewise Landscaping and Construction Checklist

   Rancho Bernardo Living with Wildfire Study final report 09/29/08

Landscape Design and Management:

    Cuyamaca College Water Conservation Garden Calendar of Events
   12122 Cuyamaca College Drive West, El Cajon, California, 92019
   Tel.: (619) 660-0614, http://www.thegarden.org

    Homeowners Checklist to Make your home Fire Safe

    San Diego County Parks and Rec Fire Prevention Checklist

   Alternative to Invasive Plants

Articles

Scripps Ranch Civic Association (SRCA) Newsletter:

    Brush Management Facts 02/2008

    Fire Fuel Accumulating 03/2008

    Great News! 04/2008

    Brush Abatement Grant 05/2008

    Brush Management Funding 06/2008

    Fire Prevention--Worth the Cost 07/2008

    Are You Ready for the Next Wildfire? 10/2008

    2008 Review 01/2009

    The CCC is Spared! 03/2009

    Firebreak Maintenance 05/2009

    You Ready 06/2009

    Fire Safe Issues 07/2009

    Fire Season Is Here 08/2009

    Maintenance Matters 09/2009

    Be Proactive 10/2009

    Tiki Torch Trees 11/2009

    Firebreaks in SR 06/2010

    We Must Be Prepared 09/2010

    Be Prepared, Part 2 10/2010

    Trees and Weeds 04/2011

    Firebreak Maintenance 05/2011

    Prepare For Wildfires 06/2011

    Clearing Brush 07/2011

    Senior Smoke Alarm Program 08/2011

    Choosing The Right Homeowners Insurance 09/2011

    Wildfire Approaching: To Evacuate Or Not 10/2011

Other:

The military is actually working with CalFire:

    MCAS Flight Jacket: Wing Aids Firefighting Efforts 07/04/2008

The Military is training with CalFire to prepare for the next fire:

    MCAS Flight Jacket: Marines and CalFire Work Together 05/23/2008

    MCAS Flight Jacket: CalFire Trains With Marines 05/02/2008

SRCA Maintenance Assessment District (MAD):

    SR-MAD: Brush Management: What Exactly Is It? 01/2008

SRCA Newsletter Other Articles:

    SRCA Special Report: The Cedar Fire: 5 Years Later 10/2008

CalFire Articles:

    CalFire San Diego 2007 Wildfire Information

    Disaster preparedness time is now ( PDF )