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Black Forest Burns to Resume
The Konocti Fire Safe Council is pleased to report that, after several weeks of financial uncertainty the Bureau of Land Management has...

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Mar 301 min read


Struggling With Budget Cuts
Some ten million dollars in fuel reduction money for Lake County is on indefinite hold, jeopardizing fire prevention projects all across...

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Mar 222 min read


Lessons from Los Angeles
What have we learned from the devastating fires that erupted in Los Angeles during January? Fire Chief Willie Sepeta, of the Lake County...

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Feb 132 min read


KFSC Receives a New Grant
The Konocti Fire Safe Council is the proud recipient of a special grant to produce information packages specially tailored to the needs...

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Sep 10, 20241 min read


Our Fifth Firewise Community
The Konocti Fire Safe Council is proud to welcome the Gaddy Lane Community into it's network of Firewise communities in the KFSC service...

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Apr 4, 20241 min read


Plan for Evacuation
After a public meeting on the development of an evacuation plan for the Soda Bay Road corridor, we sat down with Lauren Picou from...

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Sep 28, 20231 min read


Firescape Gardening
John and Karen Nowell talk home hardening and fire safety at the Clear Lake Trowel and Trellis Garden Club. Many thanks to the club for...

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Apr 19, 20231 min read


Lean, Clean, Green
With Spring upon us, it's time to think about firescaping your garden. Let the three words guide the way.  Lean
 Allow space between...

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Apr 8, 20231 min read


L.C. Bloom Tells Our Story
Feature about our coverage area, outreach efforts and plans for the future.

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Mar 2, 20231 min read


Tree Mortality Soars
New Figures from the U.S. Forest Service show that there were some 590,000 dead trees in Lake County in 2022, nearly 200 times as many as...

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Feb 20, 20231 min read
Comment Period Extended for Fire Hazard Severity Map. Changes Proposed.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal FIRE) has granted stakeholders an additional 60 days to comment on the...

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Jan 29, 20231 min read


Cal Fire Hears Concerns about Fire Hazard Severity Map
(LAKECO NEWS 1/29/2023)— During a Tuesday morning hearing, members of the Lake County Board of Supervisors, the Lakeport Fire Protection...

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Jan 29, 20237 min read


Drought Tolerant Garden at Ely
KFSC board member Cindy Jassar meets with Jim Marshall at the Ely Stage Stop. She is joined by volunteers Karen Nowell and Kelseyville...

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Jan 26, 20231 min read


Learn the Basics of Storm Safety
Power Outages Please be prepared with flashlights, lanterns, batteries, a backup heat source, etc. PG&E outages can be reported or...

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Jan 16, 20231 min read


First Steps in Removing Hazardous Soda Bay Corridor Trees
Konocti Fire Safe Council Vice President Phil Hartley and his team have identified 179 hazardous trees in the Soda Bay Road corridor and...

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Jan 15, 20231 min read


Protect Your Home From Flooding
Our focus is on wildfires, but with the flooding in our region we want to share some important advice from FEMA. You can download the...

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Jan 5, 20231 min read


Outreach to Every Community
Over the past month, members of the Konocti Fire Safe Council (KFSC) have launched community outreach efforts by going door to door to...

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Dec 4, 20222 min read


Report from CalFire
The KFSC board receives a briefing from CalFire Battalion Chief Brian York. We welcome his support as we work to bring information to...

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Nov 3, 20221 min read


PG&E, "Please Tour Our Area."
KFSC president Kathy Andre calls on PG & E to tour the Soda Bay Corridor, where hazardous conditions persist despite the utilities tree...

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Oct 28, 20221 min read


Walking the Walk
KFSC President Kathy Andre and board member Cathy Sylar meet with residents of Riviera Estates as we continue our outreach to communities...

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Oct 28, 20221 min read
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