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Resilient Cloverdale outlines preparedness push after Kincaid fire, CAL FIRE map change
Summary
Resilient Cloverdale presented goals and outreach plans at the April 9, 2025 Cloverdale City Council meeting, citing higher wildfire hazard designations on new CAL FIRE maps and urging expanded neighborhood preparedness, translations and support for vulnerable residents.
Becky Ennis, facilitator for Resilient Cloverdale, told the Cloverdale City Council on April 9, 2025, that the volunteer-led network is expanding preparedness work after the Kincaid Fire and a recent recalculation of wildfire risk by CAL FIRE.
The presentation summarized Resilient Cloverdale’s history, partnerships and upcoming priorities, and asked the council to expect a future budget request to help distribute bilingual preparedness materials and support neighborhood outreach. Ennis said Cloverdale “has moved into the very high severe zone range,” and that change affects defensible-space requirements and local preparedness planning.
Resilient Cloverdale formed after the 2019 Kincaid Fire and operates as a cross-sector cohort of nonprofits, faith groups, businesses and local agencies that activate during emergencies. Ennis cited collaborations with the Citrus Fairgrounds, San Francisco State University (which published a 2024 social-cohesion study of Cloverdale), and…
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