Central Marin Fire Department, in partnership with neighboring fire agencies and the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority (MWPA), will conduct Wildfire Defensible Space and Home Hardening Evaluations on residential properties in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas of East Corte Madera, Meadowsweet and Chapman neighborhoods of Corte Madera starting June 9.
FIRESafe MARIN and your local fire departments will host a Community Workshop to help residents understand, and prepare, for wildfires.These workshops will teach actionable skills that residents can use right away. Topics include wildfire science, defensible space, home hardening, community preparedness, personal preparedness, and evacuations as well as discussion and Q&A with experts.
Prescribed burns are planned in the Citron Bowl of the King Mountain Open Space Preserve near Larkspur April 15, 19 & 20, 2021. Weather dependent, the burning will begin Thursday, April 15, at 10am. Crews will complete the burns Monday, April 19 and Tusday April 20 if needed. Please understand that this date is fluid and the final decision is made early on the morning of the planned burn, to evaluate actual weather conditions that day. Final burn decisions are made based on safety and air quality. Bay Area Air quality permissive burn status can be monitored here - https://www.baaqmd.gov/permits/open-burn.