fire safe roads

Fire Safe Roads, public speaks out against County’s plan for exemption

  “Please…protect us. Our own county isn’t doing so.” “Any relaxation of code restrictions that permits development without safe, adequate access for fire apparatus is simply a disaster waiting to happen.” Dear Board of Forestry, For 20 years, I have owned a ranch property in rural, unincorporated Sonoma County.  My single access route is a …

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More groups alerted to fire safe road issue Supervisors are fighting

From sister organization Preserve Rural Sonoma County (PRSC): Fire Safety Action Alert -Email needed by Friday, September 18th Once more, another fire has severely impacted our County.  Yet Sonoma County’s proposed new Fire Ordinance raises serious public safety issues as it does not comply with state-recommended fire safe road standards. We only have until this …

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Sonoma County one of most fire prone counties in the state

Sample letter and copy and past option to oppose fire safe road exemption If you are finding it hard to compose your own email, here’s a sample letter you can forward to the Board of Forestry with the comment that you agree with the writer 100%. Please send your letters to publiccomments@bof.ca.gov. by the 17th at 12 …

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“As fire losses pile up, insurers may soon flee”

Sonoma County has been fighting for a state “fire safe road” exemption…..these neighbors are saying no and fighting the exemption with the Board of Forestry who so far have said no. The County is appealing this….what are they thinking?  “As fire losses pile up, insurers may soon flee” Thank you good neighbor Nancy B. for …

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“As fire losses pile up, insurers may soon flee”

Sonoma County has been fighting for a state “fire safe road” exemption…..these neighbors are saying no and fighting the exemption with the Board of Forestry who so far have said no. The County is appealing this….what are they thinking?  “As fire losses pile up, insurers may soon flee” Thank you good neighbor Nancy B. for …

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Update on Fire Safe roads: Fire Safety Concerns Agenda Item 40

Good Morning, The result wasn’t really much of a surprise. Still, when you work hard and get lots of people motivated to comment—people who made good, intelligent comments—it’s discouraging to have it yield nothing. From a statewide perspective, our advocacy has apparently stirred up a hornet’s nest. Gore said he was working closely with CSAC …

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