Join us for Marin's Wildfire Preparedness Public Forum!
Grab a cup of coffee and a pastry and listen to a presentation and panel discussion about the update to Marin County's Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). Ask questions, submit comments, and then visit with representatives from fire agencies and other organizations who will be staffing tables at the event and available to answer all of your burning questions!
Date: Saturday, May 2nd
Time: 9:30am to noon (presentations start at 10am)
Location: Embassy Suites (101 McInnis Parkway, San Rafael, CA 94903)
Frequently Asked Questions, CWPP (Eng)
Frequently Asked Questions, CWPP (Esp)
Ready to Explore?
Start here with the 2026 Draft Marin County CWPP StoryMap.
Review Draft CWPP Documents Below
You are invited to download and review the Draft CWPP documents and provide your feedback.
Click on the links below and email your comments and questions to cwpp@marinwildfire.org through May 17, 2026.
We appreciate your input!
2026 DRAFT CWPP – Marin County Overview
2026 DRAFT CWPP – Central Marin Summary
2026 DRAFT CWPP – Novato Summary
2026 DRAFT CWPP – San Rafael Summary
2026 DRAFT CWPP – Southern Marin Summary
2026 DRAFT CWPP – Tiburon/Belvedere Summary
2026 DRAFT CWPP – West Marin Summary
Background
In July 2025 Marin Wildfire contracted with a team of modeling and data experts (including Sonoma Technology, Inc., Willow Labs, and Vibrant Planet) to update Marin County’s 2020 CWPP. The purpose of a CWPP is to provide a science-based assessment of wildfire hazards and threats to homes in the wildland urban interface (WUI) of Marin County. The CWPP is being developed through a collaborative process involving the project team; Marin County fire agencies; county officials; county, state, and federal land management agencies; Fire Safe Marin and community members. It will meet the requirements set forth in the 2003 Federal Healthy Forests Restoration Act for the development of CWPPs, which include:
What does the update to the CWPP include?
The updated CWPP integrates existing mitigation projects and address emerging risks, with a focus on ensuring dynamic tracking of mitigation progress. The goal is to inform future work plans starting in 2026 and to foster a collaborative, community-wide approach to wildfire risk reduction. The team’s collective experience includes the development of the 2016 and 2020 Marin CWPPs and key contributions to Marin Wildfire’s innovative data-driven approach to adaptive management.
Throughout this process, Marin Wildfire and Fire Safe Marin have engaged with local stakeholders, including fire agencies, government entities, community members and residents, to ensure the CWPP is comprehensive and addresses the concerns of the community. With a collaborative process in place, the CWPP identifies high-risk areas for immediate attention while laying the groundwork for future improvements in wildfire preparedness and resilience.
Fire Safe Marin publishes updates related to this process though monthly newsletters. Links to recent newsletters are below:
August 2025: CWPP update announcement
September 2025: Are Marin's roads ready for wildfire evacuations?
October 2025: Understanding fire weather
November 2025: Ecosystem services
The project kicked off in July and is planned to be completed in May 2026. Residents and anyone interested in learning more about this process is welcome to contact us at cwpp@marinwildfire.org.
