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Community Wildfire Resilience Program

A citywide resilience program is reducing wildfire risk through vegetation work, home assessments, evacuation planning, and neighborhood training.

Community Wildfire Resilience Program project area and community engagement concept.
Project notice: In Progress Crews will finish the summer treatment zones and publish the fall assessment and community training schedule.
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Project overview

A citywide resilience program is reducing wildfire risk through vegetation work, home assessments, evacuation planning, and neighborhood training.

What this project delivers

  • Defensible-space assessments for priority neighborhoods.
  • Fuel reduction along evacuation routes and public land edges.
  • Updated evacuation maps, drills, and multilingual preparedness guides.

Community involvement

Neighborhood captains, fire crews, land managers, and residents participate in seasonal field walks, preparedness fairs, and evacuation drills.

The strongest message was to design for everyday needs while keeping long-term operations affordable and transparent.

Community engagement summary

What happens next

Crews will finish the summer treatment zones and publish the fall assessment and community training schedule.

Project team

Fire & Emergency Management leads the work with Procurement, Communications, operations staff, and community partners.

Project timeline

Updated July 17, 2026

  1. Discovery and scope

    October 1, 2024 – July 2, 2025

    Discovery and scope for Community Wildfire Resilience Program, including documented decisions and public updates.

  2. Community review

    July 2, 2025 – April 1, 2026

    Community review for Community Wildfire Resilience Program, including documented decisions and public updates.

  3. Design and approvals

    April 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026

    Design and approvals for Community Wildfire Resilience Program, including documented decisions and public updates.

    Current phase · 88% complete
  4. Delivery and closeout

    December 31, 2026 – September 30, 2027

    Delivery and closeout for Community Wildfire Resilience Program, including documented decisions and public updates.

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