Help Bring Beacon Boxes to Spring Mountain
The Glass Fire devastated many areas of Napa Valley in 2020 and the Spring Mountain District area was one of the hardest hit areas. State of the art fire fighting practices and equipment are consistently being evaluated to prevent a fire of that magnitude in the future. The Spring Mountain Fire Safe Council is now raising money to install the Beacon Box mapping system on Spring Mountain. The Beacon Boxes will be a great new tool Spring Mountain Fire Safe Council’s arsenal to help the community. Each Beacon Box is approximately 2 x2’ with a bright red light on top, so that they’re easily visible at night or in smoky conditions. Make a donation to get Beacon Boxes installed on Spring Mountain by clicking DONATE below.
Join the Spring Mountain Fire Safe Council on November 4th at Cameo Cinema in St. Helena for a Movie Fundraiser. Tickets are $50 per person and must be purchased in advance online: https://smfscbeaconboxesfundraiser.brownpapertickets.com/
Latest News
1st phase Spring Mountain Fire Safe Council fuel break
Spring Mtn Fire Safe Council completed the first phase of a shaded fuel break on parcels bordering Hwy 29 and Bothe Park targeted grazing
Spring Street Clean Up
St. Helena and Spring Mountain Fire Safe Councils recently completed a joint project on the west side of St. Helena. The Spring Street project creates a shaded fuel break on either side of Spring Street at the far edge of town.
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.
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Resources
Download Introduction to SMFSC (pdf)
Wildfire Home Retrofit Guide
Here is a fairly new UCANR booklet on how to help make your home more resistant to wildfires. There are several other very good articles about wildfires on their site.
Visit the UCANR website
Download PDF Version of Retrofit Guide
Green Reflective Address Sign
First responders need to be able to find your residence at any time & especially in emergencies. The more you help make their job easier, the faster they can move through neighborhoods helping everyone.
Reflective address signs (referred to as ‘911’ signs) are the best way to ensure first responders can find you. They are especially critical in areas where multiple residences share a common driveway. Napa County Fire Dept. regulations provide specifications for these required signs. Signs are generally 6” height by 18” – 24” width, with 4” reflective numbers on a green background, oriented either vertically or horizontally, and must be double-sided so they are visible from both directions.
Spring Mountain Fire Safe Council’s goal is to ensure that the 200+ parcels with in the FSC boundary have installed these life-saving signs through a coordinated effort by Neighborhood Block Captains.
Spring Mountain FSC Boundary