2024 Fire Season
2024 Fire Season Information: www.fire.ca.gov/incidents
While wildfires are a natural part of California’s landscape, the fire season in California and across the West starts earlier and ends later each year. Climate change is considered a key driver of this trend. Warmer spring and summer temperatures, reduced snowpack, and earlier spring snowmelt create longer and more intense dry seasons that increase moisture stress on vegetation and make forests more susceptible to severe wildfire. The 2024 fire season in California presents a mixed scenario due to diverse climatic conditions. January is likely to see above normal precipitation in the north, shifting to below normal from February to March. See www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive/outlooks/monthly_seasonal_outlook.pdf.
The resources below can help you mitigate the risk of wildfires on CTH, and show you how best to protect your family and home:
The resources below can help you mitigate the risk of wildfires on CTH, and show you how best to protect your family and home:
“New Evacuation Mapping Tool Unveiled for Marin County. Residents are encouraged to 'Know Your Zone'”.
See full article here.
See full article here.
FIRESafe MARIN Video Series
FIRESafe MARIN will help you understand your home's vulnerabilities, and teach you simple and inexpensive techniques that may save your home from wildfire. View the below videos about "Fire-Smart" landscaping and creating a defensible zone around your home.
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Wildfire Watch is Fire Safe Marin’s new show that addresses residents’ concerns and provides current wildfire prevention and preparedness information to keep you and your family safe.
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CTH Firewise Initiative
In May 2021, CTH NRG applied for CTH Firewise site recognition in partnership with FIRESafe MARIN. Our application was successful and CTH became a Firewise Community on July 14, 2021. Be sure to check with your insurance company to see if living in a Firewise community qualifies you for a discount and be sure to take the Firewise Pledge. See our Firewise tab for additional information.
PREVENTION: DEFENSIBLE SPACE & HARDENING YOUR HOME
We urge CTH residents to continue all possible efforts to ensure that you have defensible space around your home and that your home is hardened to withstand embers that ignite fires. For excellent advice and guidance please see the Firesafe Marin website: www.firesafemarin.org/defensible-space | www.firesafemarin.org/home-hardening.
We urge CTH residents to continue all possible efforts to ensure that you have defensible space around your home and that your home is hardened to withstand embers that ignite fires. For excellent advice and guidance please see the Firesafe Marin website: www.firesafemarin.org/defensible-space | www.firesafemarin.org/home-hardening.
FIRESafe MARIN Firewise Slide Presentation
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SF Chronicle Wildfire Survival Guide
Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority Evacuation Report
Evacuation Guidance
Please see the Evacuation Guidance tab for important information regarding best practices for preparing and taking action in the event of a wildfire evacuation.
Additional Resources
The FireSafe Marin website contains comprehensive fire safety and mitigation information, see www.firesafemarin.org.
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The CalFire website contains invaluable information and videos about how to prepare for wildfires, see www.readyforwildfire.org
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