Wildfire Safety Assessment
Once your application process is under way for the NFPA’s Firewise USA designation of your group of homes, you may also wish to become a Fire Safe Council in California. The NFPA program is national. The Fire Safe Council is limited to the State.
See the overall benefits below — understand that the most important additional benefit is providing your HOA/POA with multiple opportunities to apply for grants.
While MySafe:Riverside believes the baseline for home fire safety is becoming an NFPA Firewise USA site, for some HOA/POA entities, there are some additional needs or interests. In those cases, becoming a California Fire Safe Council (CFSC) member offers several benefits for individuals, communities, and organizations committed to wildfire prevention and mitigation efforts:
MySafe:LA is the halo Fire Safe Council for the County of Riverside. That doesn’t preclude any other HOA/POA from likewise becoming a member of the California Fire Safe Council. The most important distinction and value proposition is access to grants. Note that if you have an interest in a grant, but are not a IRS approved non-profit organization, you may speak with MySafe:LA about acting as a “fiscal sponsor” for your group.
To reach our office to being the process of becoming a California Fire Safe Council site, use one of the following options:
