Supervisors highlight wildfire resilience efforts, home‑hardening program and local wildfire expo

Supervisors at the Lake County meeting on weekly reports described several wildfire‑preparedness initiatives and local community outreach planned for the coming weeks. Supervisor Pyska said she attended the governor’s Wildfire Resilience and Forest Health Task Force regional meeting in Jamestown and toured a home‑hardening program in Tuolumne, reporting that assessments are underway but construction work has not yet begun.

That work ties to local outreach: Supervisor Swatia said the Red Bud Fire Safe Council will reveal its logo and is preparing a May 2 wildfire expo intended to help residents ready their properties for fire season. Swatia also described ongoing PEG TV youth programming and planned interviews on behavioral health and substance use disorder topics that the PEG channel will carry.

Supervisor Pyska noted the statewide task force meeting showcased developing strategies for forest health and wildfire resilience and described early collaboration between pilot projects on home hardening. “They haven’t quite started swinging hammers yet, but there’s definitely a lot of collaboration happening,” she said, summarizing the Tuolumne site visit.

Swatia said the Powder Valley project has attracted attention from state officials; she described a recent check‑in with Supervisor Crandall and said Secretary Rollins has shown interest in the project. Swatia also plans a tour of Clear Lake facilities to inspect local preparedness work.

The board did not take formal action during the reports segment; multiple supervisors listed upcoming trainings and meetings related to land use, fiscal oversight and emergency preparedness. The accounts indicate active coordination between county supervisors, local fire safe councils and state wildfire resilience efforts. The meeting moved on after the reports without votes or formal directives recorded in this segment.