Berry Creek FireSafe Council
P.O. Box 777
Berry Creek, CA 95916
The Berry Creek FireSafe Council is a community-wide, non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve our community's natural and man-made resources by mobilizing the people of Berry Creek to make their homes, neighborhoods and community "Fire Safe". The council is focused on fire prevention in Wildland Interface Areas (like our neighborhoods) and does not get involved in promoting smoke detectors and other local fire department issues. Since the council is a non-profit organization, it is eligible for grants that would not be available to either its member organizations or individuals.
The council's members and supporters include fire fighting and protection organizations like the CDF (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection) and the Berry Creek Volunteer Fire Department.
The council is not just for professionals - several homeowners are council members. Homeowners, residents and representatives of all interested organizations are welcome to attend the meetings which are held on the third Thursday of the month at 6PM at the Berry Creek Fire Station.
The council helps organize real fuel reduction projects such as the chipper program and just recently completed a shaded fuel break demonstration on Bald Rock Road just down the road from the Sugar Pine Saloon. The council also was successful in getting a grant for the emergency radio system (1250 on your AM dial). The council is now preparing to offer free home visits to offer suggestions to the homeowner on how to make their own property safer from wildland fires. To schedule an appointment, call 589-1012
Before you say this organization isn't for you, please remember that we live in a Wildland Interface Area - and we need to just think back about the late 2003 fires in Southern California and the Oakland Hills fire. Then come to our FireSafe Council meetings to help prevent something like that from happening here.