Chipping Program Helps Residents Protect Their Homes
https://www.noozhawk.com/chipping-program-helps-residents-create-fire-safety/
CalFire Releases New Fire Hazard Maps for Santa Barbara County
https://www.noozhawk.com/calfire-releases-new-fire-hazard-maps-for-santa-barbara-county/
Rumble Strip Installation Occurring on E. Los Olivos
Rumble Strip Installation Occurring on E. Los Olivos Street Near Mountain Drive Thursday, March 27 https://santabarbaraca.gov/news/rumble-strip-installation-occurring-e-los-olivos-street-near-mountain-drive-thursday-march-27
Follow up from the Insurance Town Hall with Monique Limon & State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara
The meeting featured presentations from the State Insurance Commissioner, the California FAIR plan, the California Association of Realtors, Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig, and the Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council. Here is a link to the recording of the event: Insurance Town Hall.Power Point slides from the presentations…
Recap of the Town Hall with Roy Lee and Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig
https://www.noozhawk.com/santa-barbara-officials-talk-fire-safety-with-focus-on-preparedness/
Santa Barbara County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is preparing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) and Transportation Study for the Santa Barbara Foothill Communities. We are current in the Public Review stage for the Draft CWPP and Transportation Study and are now seeking input from community members, agencies, environmental groups, and…
Mission: Implausible? Eight-Story Housing Project Proposed Behind Santa Barbara Mission
https://www.independent.com/2024/11/13/580730/
Fire Insurance in the news
California Homeowners To Face New Fees To Keep Fallback Insurance Plan Solvent After saying it would run out of funds by March, California’s last-resort fire insurance provider will impose a special charge of $1 billion on homeowners and insurance companies, the first such move in more than three decades. To…
Upcoming town hall meeting with Roy Lee – newly elected 1st District Supervisor and Mark Hartwig – County Fire Chief
The meeting will feature Roy Lee and the County Fire Chief, taking place on February 18th from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at the Fleischmann Auditorium at the Museum of Natural History. They'll be addressing all fire-related questions, including evacuation procedures and Firewise matters like defensible space. They are of…