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Resource Conservation District updates Board on Fire Safe Council projects, emphasizes defensible space and outreach
Summary
The county’s Fire Safe Council coordinator reported progress on defensible‑space projects (Rumsey buffer, Winters, Golden Bear), grazing workshops, a chipper/address sign program and a locally produced defensible‑space video; statewide coordinator program received $9 million in recent appropriations, the presenter said.
Tanya Meyer, the Yolo County Fire Safe Council coordinator with the Resource Conservation District, briefed the Board Nov. 18 on wildfire‑risk reduction projects and outreach across the county.
Meyer described monthly Fire Safe Council meetings, partnerships with CAL FIRE battalion chiefs and local fire departments, and a suite of projects completed or underway: a Ramsey buffer project, roadway vegetation management, expanded chipper and address sign programs, grazing workshops to reduce fuels, and Community Wildfire Protection Plan trainings. "We were formed with funding from many different places and work closely with the Office of Emergency Services to reduce the risk of wildfire to protect people and do education and outreach," Meyer said.
She also noted broader program support: the statewide county coordinator program received a $9 million appropriation, which will help sustain local coordinator efforts. Meyer highlighted a locally produced defensible‑space video (including a Spanish version) and said small‑scale home hardening grants are being pursued.
Board members thanked the presenter for visual before‑and‑after photos of vegetation management projects and asked about scaling work with additional funding; Meyer said defensible‑space projects would be the priority with more resources because they directly improve evacuation access and firefighter ingress.
No action was required—this was an informational update—and Meyer offered to follow up on specific community priorities and outreach timing.
