Fire Safe Sonoma

“The form 990 is delivered to the governing body for review prior to filing.”

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“Other program services 4: other program services 5: spanish translation: funding provided to translate fire safe sonoma website into spanish, provide spanish language versions of our fire safety print materials, and have live translators at community outreach meetings where appropriate other program services 6: west sonoma county community capacity building. This is a 3yr grant funded by cal fire, which included the purchase of 4 chippers, a home inspection and $1000 homeowner rebate program to pay for defensible space improvements. Local "how to" workshops on defensible space and home hardening. Other program services 7: gehricke road vegetation management project: hired contractor to clear minimum 15ft on sides of 7 mile roadway, creating minimum 40ft wide fire break. This is a single lane road, so brush removal opened up turn out bays to facilitate evacuation in the event of an emergency while allowing fire units to simultaneously enter area. Other program services 8: resilient landscapes/habitat corridor. A project to provide homeowners guidance how to properly landscape aroung their home, and maintain a fire safe environment. Program also includes hands on training modules for landscape contractors. Other program services 9: calistoga road shaded fuel break. This project involved working with home owners and sonoma county public works to develop a 1.8 mileshaded fuel break adjacent to calistoga rd. This fuel break is useful in controlling fires in clopped terrains, and aids in preventing fires jumping fire breaks. Other program services 10: dmmw:work with landowners, a professional forester, and an environmental engineer to plan and provide project management to clear several hundred acres of heavy brush”