Silverado Fire Safe Fair Draws Over 300 Attendees to Learn About Wildfire Preparedness The all-volunteer Silverado Fire Safe Council, in partnership with Silverado Resort & Spa, Napa Firewise and CALFIRE/Napa County, held a Fire Safe Fair for the benefit of…
Wildfire Season: How to stop California Burning
August 9, 2022 The Financial Times- Dave Lee Most people driving through Napa County, California’s famed wine region, see only beauty. Steven Burgess sees something different. Spotting clumps of juniper along the edge of a multimillion dollar property, he calls…
Sen. Dodd Secures $9 Million For Napa County Projects
With the growing threat of climate-driven wildfires and drought, Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, announced today he has secured $9 million for projects across Napa County to ramp up fire prevention
Roadside Vegetation Cleared Along St. Helena’s Spring Street
The Napa Communities Firewise Foundation, together with the Spring Mountain and St. Helena Fire Safe Councils, on Sunday announced the completion of a wildfire safety project on the west side of St. Helena.
A Culture of Fire Awareness
We got hit hard in 2020. We got lucky in 2021.
Silverado Fuel Break – Project Update
The Napa Communities Firewise Foundation (NCFF) is a county-wide nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing the risk and impacts of wildfires through fire fuel reduction and community education in Napa County.
Grazing for Fuel Reduction Workshop
Napa Resource Conservation District, USDA-National Resources Conservation Service, and UC Cooperative Extension offered an education opportunity for land managers interested in learning about grazing as a fire hazard management tool.
Wildland Fire Investigation
87% of wildfires are started by humans.
Reducing Wildfire Fuel around the Silverado Community
Napa Firewise has been working to reduce wildfire fuel around the Silverado community.
This Isn’t The California I Married
The honeymoon’s over for the state’s residents now that wildfires are almost constant. Has living in this natural wonderland lost its magic?