West Contra Costa Fire Safe Council
(WCCFSC)
Richmond City Council
October 25, 2022
WCCFSC
Mission: To provide education, exchange information and foster wildfire prevention and fire safety within the City of Richmond and County of Contra Costa.
Status: California Registered non-profit 501(c)(3)
Established: May 2022
Officers
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Soheila Bana
Marilyn Saarni
Ra Criscitiello
Rebecca Orona
Agency Liaison: Richmond Fire Chief Angel Montoya
Advisory Board
•Richmond Fire Department
•Pinole Fire Department
•Contra Costa County Fire Prevention District
•Cal Fire
•California Fire Safe Council
•Diablo Fire Safe Council
•Oakland Fire Safe Council
•Contra Costa County Sheriff
•Richmond Police Department
Advisory Board (Continued)
•East Bay Regional Parks District (EBRPD)
•East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD)
•Coastal Conservancy
•California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans)
•Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
•Team Rubicon
•Wildcat Canyon Community School
•California Department of Conservation
WHY?
More…
• Hayward Fault
• PG&E Gas Pipelines
Both crossing I-80
Objectives
•Fuel Reduction
• Residents (Education & Awareness)
• Community (FireWise)
• Advisory Agencies (Vegetation Management/Fuel Reduction) •Raising Public Awareness
•Emergency Preparedness (Individual & Community)
•Emergency Communication Network
Achievements
Cooperation with Con Fire >>> Use Measure X Resources >>> Crew 12 I. Clearing Evacuation Routes
• Carriage Hills/Castro Heights
• Pinole Valley Road
II. Promoting FireWise Communities
III. Clearing Public Emergency Egress Routes:
• El Sobrante & Pinole by Con Fire & Pinole Fire Dept.
• Hilltop Green by RPD and Pinole Fire Dept.
Achievements (Continued)
IV. Fire Access Lanes
• Identifying Issues (4 so far)
• Accessibility, Marking, Grading, Clearing
V. Fuel Reduction Recommendations/Updates
• EBRPD – Tour + Report + WCCFSC Recommendations
• EBMUD - Report
VI. Installing Fire Danger Today signs by CCCFPD, RFD, EBRPD
Achievements (Continued)
VII. Raising Public Awareness about CWS & Zonehaven
• In Collaboration with CCCFPD (Con Fire) & CCC Tax Collector VIII. Collaboration with Emergency Communication Network IX. Fire Station #63 Open House with WCCFSC – Fire Prevention Week X. Emergency Evacuation Drills – First in Richmond!
I
Clearing
Evacuation
Routes
Measure
X
Resources
Crew
12 II - FireWise Communities
• 1 community started (11 homeowners)
• 3 more communities starting soon (total of nearly 30 homeowners)
V – Fuel Reduction Recommendations/Updates (EBRPD)
Left to Right:
• EBRPD Captain McIntyre
• EBRPD Fire Chief Theile
• WCCFSC Agency Liaison
Fire Chief Montoya
• EBRPD Assistant Chief
Helae
• EBRPD Fuel Reduction
Coordinators, Collin Gallagher
and Steve Keller
III – Installing Fire Danger Today signs
by CCCFPD, RFD, EBRPD
•Increase Public Awareness on Red Flag Days
In collaboration with:
• CCC Tax Collector
• CCC Fire Protection District
VII – Raising Public Awareness: CWS & Zonehaven
•Date: May 19th, 2022
•Drill Area: Carriage Hill North & Castro Heights
•Destination: Hilltop Mall
•Project Leader: Richmond Battalion Chief Victor Bontempo •Participants: Richmond Fire Department
Richmond Police Department
CCC Sheriff
CCC Office of Emergency Services
Richmond Office of Emergency Services
X – Richmond’s First Emergency Evacuation Drill
WCCFSC & Richmond Fire Department
COLLABORATED ON FIRST EV ACUATION DRILL
WCCFSC Invites City of Richmond to
Collaborate on Wildfire Safety
1. Public Works:
•FireWise assistance by free green dumpsters & chippers
2. Building Division:
•Enforcement of California Fire Marshal Building Code
•Residents
•Contractors
Invitation to the City of Richmond
LET’S TEAM UP!
for
PUBLIC SAFETY!
THANK YOU!
WCCFireSafe.org
[email protected]
QUESTIONS?