Resources

The Greenhorn Firewise Community is primarily about educating residents on home hardening, defensible space, emergency preparedness, and safe evacuation. There are expert organizations out there for all of these topics, so we want to point you to those for the best information available. Take time to peruse the sites that interest you.

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Overall Resources

• Ready Nevada County

• Wildfire Ready Coalition of Nevada County Learning Center 

• CALFIRE

• UC ANR Fire Network (University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources)

• Fire Safe Marin. Yes, different county, but this is an excellent resource!

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Home Hardening

• CALFIRE home hardening page

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Defensible Space

• Are Your Home, Driveway, and Roadway Ready? (Nevada County)

• CalFIRE defensible space page

• National Fire Protection Association: Preparing Homes for WIldfire

 

Emergency Preparedness

• American Red Cross: Make a Plan

• Pack Your Go Bag (Nevada County Fire Safe Council)

• YubaNet: Get Ready for Peak Fire Season--Go Bags for All

• Pet Emergency Kit Checklist and Disaster Preparedness

 

Insurance

• United Policy Holders

• California Department of Insurance

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