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Portola Valley committee outlines plan to reach 100% Firewise participation
Summary
A volunteer-led Wildfire Preparedness Committee proposed a starter kit, neighborhood outreach and GIS mapping to expand Firewise coverage across Portola Valley, estimating it will require hundreds more homes and coordinated volunteer recruitment rather than heavy enforcement.
MJ (Committee Chair) opened a Wildfire Preparedness Committee meeting focused on how to scale Firewise to cover the entire town. Committee volunteers presented a starter kit, outreach channels and tactics designed to make Firewise leadership manageable for residents.
The committee’s core proposal, led by Patty (Firewise leader, Westridge) and supported by Wanda and Vivek Ragavan, calls for a concise one‑page starter kit and PowerPoint describing what a Firewise leader does, plus a toolkit of three starter objectives communities…
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