Wildfire Resilience
Wildfires are part of life in Sonoma County, but we can strengthen our land’s ability to endure and recover. Learn how to reduce wildfire risk and stay informed in Sonoma County.
Tips for Living with Wildfire
Take the time to learn the evacuation zone for your home, workplace, and other locations you frequent. This helps the evacuation process go quickly and smoothly. Also, get to know your neighbors so you can share information in case of an emergency.
Defensible space creates a buffer between your home and the wildland area, which can help slow or halt the spread of fire. Start by removing weeds, brush, and other vegetation in the area within five feet of your home. Then, create non-combustible pathways and gravel up to 100 feet out.
A resilient landscape is fire-wise, water-wise, and promotes biodiversity. Using native plants and landscaping with proper placement makes your property less vulnerable to fire, reduces the possibility of ignition, and lowers fire intensity.
Additional resources
Making a land stewardship plan
Tending the Land offers comprehensive resources for property owners who want to implement ecologically-minded management principles to forests, woodlands, and grasslands.
Information from Tending the Land
A joint effort among local experts and organizations, Tending the Land offers fire resilience resources for everyone living or working in Sonoma County.
What is good fire?
Prescribed burning is one of the most important tools we have to restore forest balance and prevent catastrophic wildfire. Sonoma Land Trust engages in good fire practices across the county and on our preserves. Smoke alerts are available to our neighbors for advanced notification.
Get the Watch Duty app
Be alerted to nearby wildfires, prescribed fires, and firefighting efforts in real time on this free app, available on the App Store, Google Play, or for your web browser.