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Remote Mayacamas ridge becomes Napa fire defense line
Napa County’s 2026 fire season is shaping up to be above average. Against that backdrop, the Napa Communities Firewise Foundation just completed an 11-mile fuel break along Hogback Ridge in the southern Mayacamas Mountains — transforming a flame-intensifying ridgeline into a strategic anchor point for firefighters. But fire officials are clear: home hardening and defensible…
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Fuel Break on Hogback Ridge Gives Firefighters a Safer Line of Defense After Decades of Fire Suppression
December 19, 2025 Napa, CA — After more than a century of fire suppression and repeated major wildfires, a remote ridgeline along the Napa–Sonoma border is being reshaped to give
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Project Development Workshop for Fire Safe Council Leads
Through a 2.5 hour workshop, NCFF will empower Fire Safe Council leads on how to get projects done in their community. Learn about mixed funding sources for projects, project scoping, management, and timelines.
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Fuel Reduction Project – Mt. Veeder Fire Safe Council
Project targets dead/dying trees and hazardous fuels to limit fire intensity and prevent potential obstructions during a wildfire event
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PG&E Wildfire Safety Informational Webinar
This webinar will provide an additional opportunity for anyone who is interested in PG&E’s wildfire safety efforts to receive a presentation from PG&E leadership, ask questions and provide feedback. Topics
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Living with Fire
Saving Lives, Homes and Forests Chad Hanson, PhD, Ecologist Director, John Muir Project Contributor to the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation publication A New Direction for California Wildfire Policy—Working from the Home