Cambria Fire Safe Focus Group
The Cambria Fire Safe Focus Group is part of the San Luis Obispo County Fire Council, which is a part of the California State Fire Safe Council. The Fire Safe Council is comprised of stakeholders in community fire prevention and especially wildland fire pre-planning, community education and preparedness. The Cambria Fire Safe Focus Group has developed this website to educate the community on fire regulations and appropriate actions to take to be prepared for a fire. Lwarn more about the Cambria Fire Safe Focus Group.
Mission
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Click Below To See Today’s Cambria Fire Danger Index
CAL FIRE has prepared two instructional videos on Defensible space.
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The California Division of Forestry And Fire Protection is required by law to provide fire hazard mapping for the entire State. Unincorporated areas such as Cambria are included. See Cambria Map.
Fire Hazard/Fuel Reduction On Improved Parcels Enforced by CAL FIRE according to State Laws and regulations. Your yard including shrubs and trees must be managed according to following section of the California Public Resources Code:
“SECTION 4291-4299
4291. A person that owns, leases, controls, operates, or maintains
a building or structure in, upon, or adjoining any mountainous area,
forest-covered lands, brush-covered lands, grass-covered lands, or
any land that is covered with flammable material, shall at all times
do all of the following:” (See complete section of Code.)
CAL FIRE has interpreted this section in a user-friendly Guideline and Checklist..
The Cambria Fire Safe Council conducts an annual Fire Safe Chipping Weekend every year for properties with structures on them. This opportunity is available to assist homeowners in reducing the combustible vegetation around their homes. This work is done cooperatively by local volunteers, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the California Read More...
CCSD Enforces Local Program
Fire Hazard/Fuel Reduction On Unimproved Parcels Enforced by CCSD according to State Laws and regulations. For a summary of those laws click here
News reports from California show residents in convoys being led to safety from endangered areas. In large area fires firefighters are able to anticipate an evacuation hours and possibly days ahead of the arrival of a wildland fire.
This convoy evacuation probably will not happen in Cambria because our greatest fire threat cannot be anticipated. For instance, a single residential fire on Lodge Hill could ignite a vegetation fire which could burn over the greater part of Lodge Hill in a couple of hours. Learn how to plan your own evacuation.
If you use a standby generator to power your home it must be safely connected . Incorrectly used generators can start fires and electrocute people. See how to correctly use your generator.
Fire Hazard/Fuel Reduction Requirements And Law Enforcement Responsibilities In Cambria
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Developing Your Personal Fire Evacuation Plan
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Cambria Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map
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Rules and Enforcement For Improved Parcels
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Rules and Enforcement For Unimproved Parcels
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Defensible Space
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Fire Safe Chipping Events
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Generator Safety During Power Outages
Contact the Cambria Fire Department for a free fire safe advisory inspection of your residence.
If you would like to host a neighborhood coffee get together for learning about fire safety and preparing personal evacuation plans, contact the Cambria Fire Department.
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Free Fire Safe Inspections or Neighborhood Talks
CALFIRE Enforces State Laws
