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MWPA GOALS

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VEGETATION 
MANAGEMENT
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marin wild fire improve detection and evacuations
IMPROVE DETECTION & EVACUATIONS
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marin wild fire grant program
GRANT 
PROGRAMS
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marin wild fire education and outreach
EDUCATION & OUTREACH
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marin wild fire fire resistant homes
FIRE RESISTANT HOMES
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Greater Ross Valley Shaded Fuel Break Project
37.955682,-122.547777
Greater Ross Valley Shaded Fuel Break Project
Marin Valley Goat Grazing Evacuation Project
38.045805,-122.528734
Marin Valley Goat Grazing Evacuation Project
Novato Zone Bahia HOA Defensible Space Project
38.123270,-122.535935
Novato Zone Bahia HOA Defensible Space Project
South San Pedro Mountain Fuel Reduction Zone
37.980697,-122.496317
South San Pedro Mountain Fuel Reduction Zone
North Lucas Valley Fuel Reduction Zone
38.030591,-122.568946
North Lucas Valley Fuel Reduction Zone
San Rafael Zone Fire Roads: Vegetation Removal & Enhancements
San Rafael Zone Fire Roads: Vegetation Removal & Enhancements
San Rafael Zone Open Space Management Projects
37.986569,-122.502198
San Rafael Zone Open Space Management Projects
San Rafael West San Pedro Fuel Reduction Project
37.991224,-122.526216
San Rafael West San Pedro Fuel Reduction Project
South San Rafael Hill Fuel Reduction Project
37.976840,-122.529553
South San Rafael Hill Fuel Reduction Project
Terra Linda/Sleepy Hollow Divide Fuel Reduction Zone
37.993228,-122.556954
Terra Linda/Sleepy Hollow Divide Fuel Reduction Zone
Mill Valley Shaded Fuel Break Project
37.919932,-122.540318
Mill Valley Shaded Fuel Break Project
Ridgecrest Fuel Reduction Project (previously called Throckmorton Ridge Vegetation Management Zone)
37.922608,-122.595786
Ridgecrest Fuel Reduction Project (previously called Throckmorton Ridge Vegetation Management Zone)
Tamalpais Valley/Homestead Fuel Break
37.890305,-122.546916
Tamalpais Valley/Homestead Fuel Break
Red Flag Safety Signs
Red Flag Safety Signs
Informational and Warning Signage
Informational and Warning Signage
LRAD Emergency Notification Network
37.907457,-122.548043
LRAD Emergency Notification Network
Central Marin Zone Evacuation Route Core Project
37.976405,-122.561899
Central Marin Zone Evacuation Route Core Project
Novato Zone Roadside Evacuation Routes Project
38.087468, -122.576299
Novato Zone Roadside Evacuation Routes Project
San Rafael Zone Evacuation Route Core Project
37.957278, -122.524304
San Rafael Zone Evacuation Route Core Project
Northeast Novato Evacuation Routes (previously Black Point Evacuation Routes)
38.080646,-122.498091
Northeast Novato Evacuation Routes (previously Black Point Evacuation Routes)
Muir Beach Hwy 1 Evacuation Corridor / Banducci Ranch
37.869090,-122.564655
Muir Beach Hwy 1 Evacuation Corridor / Banducci Ranch
West and Southern Marin Zones Coastal Evacuation Routes Project
38.064275,-122.806610
West and Southern Marin Zones Coastal Evacuation Routes Project
UCCE Marin Master Gardeners Programs
UCCE Marin Master Gardeners Programs
Regional Wildfire-Disaster Preparedness Coordinator
Regional Wildfire-Disaster Preparedness Coordinator
San Rafael Education & Outreach Programs
San Rafael Education & Outreach Programs
Chipper Days Program
Chipper Days Program
Fire Aside Subscription for Defensible Space Evaluations
Fire Aside Subscription for Defensible Space Evaluations
Defensible Space & Home Hardening Evaluations
Defensible Space & Home Hardening Evaluations
San Rafael Direct Residence Assistance
San Rafael Direct Residence Assistance
Workforce Development & Staffing
Workforce Development & Staffing
MWPA Home Hardening & Defensible Space Grant Programs
MWPA Home Hardening & Defensible Space Grant Programs
Central Marin Fire Mitigation Projects (Local)
Central Marin Fire Mitigation Projects (Local)
Risk Reduction Tracking Through Parcel-Level Risk Modeling
Risk Reduction Tracking Through Parcel-Level Risk Modeling
Muir Beach Defensible Space Tree Limbing & Thinning
Muir Beach Defensible Space Tree Limbing & Thinning
West Marin Zone Hi-Lo Sirens
West Marin Zone Hi-Lo Sirens
Novato LRAD Warning System Plan
Novato LRAD Warning System Plan
China Camp LRAD Emergency Notification System
China Camp LRAD Emergency Notification System
Evacuation Ingress/Egress Risk Assessment
Evacuation Ingress/Egress Risk Assessment
Zonehaven Subscription
Zonehaven Subscription
MWPA Fire Camera Coordination
MWPA Fire Camera Coordination
Fire Safe Marin: Education & Outreach Programs
Fire Safe Marin: Education & Outreach Programs
Novato Education & Outreach Programs
Novato Education & Outreach Programs
Greater Novato Shaded Fuel Break Project
38.114250, -122.581958
Greater Novato Shaded Fuel Break Project
San Rafael - San Anselmo Fuel Reduction Zone Project (Central Marin Zone Cost Share)
San Rafael - San Anselmo Fuel Reduction Zone Project (Central Marin Zone Cost Share)
Novato Zone HOA Defensible Space & City of Novato Open Space Project
Novato Zone HOA Defensible Space & City of Novato Open Space Project
Novato Fire Road Maintenance Inventory
Novato Fire Road Maintenance Inventory
Valley Memorial Park Eucalyptus Removal & Revegetation
Valley Memorial Park Eucalyptus Removal & Revegetation
Marin Highlands and Ignacio Valley Fuel Abatement
38.07294762894176, -122.56672811284425
Marin Highlands and Ignacio Valley Fuel Abatement
San Rafael - San Anselmo Fuel Reduction Zone Project (San Rafael Zone Cost Share)
San Rafael - San Anselmo Fuel Reduction Zone Project (San Rafael Zone Cost Share)
Ring Mountain Fuel Break - SMFD
37.91020465381393, -122.50086741032436
Ring Mountain Fuel Break - SMFD
Marin City Fuel Reduction Zone
37.869045, -122.511329
Marin City Fuel Reduction Zone
Throckmorton Ridge Evacuation Route Vegetation Management
Throckmorton Ridge Evacuation Route Vegetation Management
Mill Valley Summit & Ralston Fuel Break
Mill Valley Summit & Ralston Fuel Break
Marinwood & San Rafael Open Space Prescribed Herbivory
38.03066525245832, -122.56948773015499
Marinwood & San Rafael Open Space Prescribed Herbivory
Marin Valley/St. Vincent Prescribed Burn Project
38.037926, -122.523544
Marin Valley/St. Vincent Prescribed Burn Project
Wildfire Risk Perceptions Community Survey
Wildfire Risk Perceptions Community Survey
Camp Tamarancho Fuel Reduction and Community Protection Project
Camp Tamarancho Fuel Reduction and Community Protection Project

Why do we need the MWPA?

Fire has always been a part of the natural history of Marin County. For nearly a century, the land management stance upon wildfires was immediate suppression. Decades of fire suppression coupled with the impacts of climate change have dramatically increased wildfires’ size and intensity throughout the west. Building in or near forests and natural vegetation, an area known as the wildland-urban interface (WUI), has exacerbated wildfire problems. Total elimination of wildfire is not only impossible, but not advisable. Instead, we must build resiliency into our communities and learn to coexist with wildfire. With the creation of MWPA, there is now a single agency in Marin coordinating a county-wide response to prepare and adapt to this new wildfire paradigm.

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Members & Partners

Marin Fire chiefs
marin county fire department
bolinas fire department
central marin fire department
Mill valley fire department
country of marin
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Muir beach community
town of fair fax
Town of Corte madrera
Novato fire department
sleep hollow fire detection
southern marin fire protection
San Rafael fire department
Kent field fire department
marin wild fire partners
Muir fire department
Stinson beach volunteer
San Rafael city of mission
marinwood community service
Invernes public utility district
Mill Valley Organization
san asnelmo
Ross valley fire department
town of ross
fire safe marin organization
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