Fort Jim Fire Safe Council
Contact Information:
Courtney Jackson – (530) 295-7165
Mailing Address:
Fort Jim FSC
C/O Courtney Jackson
4165 Fort Jim Road, Placerville
Email: fortjimfsc@gmail.com
Welcome to Fort Jim Fire Safe Council. You will find many links here for resources. Together we can make our community safer.
Fort Jim FSC Boundary MapGet your FREE Home Hardening and Defensible Space Assessment NOW!
Learn what steps to take in order to reduce your risk. Some of these tips are very easy to implement and are very beneficial. The assessment covers * defensible space requirements, * creating a Zone Zero perimeter PLUS * Home Hardening AND Defensible Space techniques.
Download the Assessment Request Form HEREResources
Wildfire Prevention AssessmentsReflective Address Sign form
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FC3dCbr0Dxni0aq2JbHJT7m-nXHxxMdR/view?usp=sharing
Fort Jim FSC FireWise Volunteer Hours Worksheets
PDFExcel- Fort Jim Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/146491008448122
- El Dorado County CodeRed Reverse 911 http://ready.edso.org
- CalFire https://www.fire.ca.gov/
- Fire and Smoke Map
- YubaNet Fire Information Site
- Current Wildland Fire Map
- Calfire Amador El Dorado Facebook Page
- CalFire Defensible Space www.readyforwildfire.org/Defensible-Space
- CalFire Fire Resistant Homes https://www.readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/get-ready/
- CalFire Ready-Set-Go https://www.readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/
- Fire Resistant Landscaping https://detailslandscapeart.com/fire-resistant-landscaping
- Living with Fire Nevada www.livingwithfire.info
Defensible Space
https://www.fire.ca.gov/dspace/
Ready For Wildfire
https://www.readyforwildfire.org/
Homeowners Checklist
Hardening Your Home
Smart Phone Apps
Smoke Point
- Apple – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/smoke-point/id1534305839
- Google – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.smokepoint.SmokePoint&hl=en_US&gl=US
Watch Duty
- Apple – https://apps.apple.com/ai/app/watch-duty-wildfire/id1574452924
- Google – https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Watch+Duty&hl=en&gl=US
Fire Cams California
- Apple – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/california-fire-cams/id1355470109
- Google – https://play.google.com/store/apps/detailsid=com.pkoyushev.californiafirecams&hl=en_US&gl=US
Videos
Be Ember Prepared
Fire Adapted Communities: The Next Step in Wildfire Preparedness
Living With Fire in the Lake Tahoe Basin
While this has a lot of very good information, the new regulations state that wire mesh should now be 1/8th of an inch not 1/4 of an inch.
Contact Us:
Courtney Jackson, President
Fort Jim Fire Safe Council
Cell: (530) 295-7165
Email: fortjimfsc@gmail.com
Fort Jim Fire Safe Council Board Members
- Courtney Jackson, Chair
- Vicki Emery, Vice-President
- Sam Muscarello, Treasurer
- Jack English, Secretary
- Jason Jackson, Liaison
- Mark Spellman, At Large
- Alison Fleckner, At Large
- Keat Fleckner, At Large
- Please join our Fort Jim FSC Facebook Page for updates
To join our email list please email your name, address, phone (optional), and any interests to:
fortjimfsc@gmail.com