The wave of megafires since 2018 in northern California has led to new interest in emergency management communications using radios. This is because amateur radio systems have long been able to function completely independently of internet and cellphone systems, a feature that is useful during wildfire and other disasters when communications towers may go down.  ...

This project investigated how recent wildfire experiences affected housing recovery programming, land use planning, and requirements for household-level mitigation in three Northern California communities. Although the communities varied in population size and density, level of affluence, and fire history, we found several cross-cutting themes, including concerns about providing adequate safe, sustainable, and affordable housing, vegetation...

Twice a year, SSCRA helps produce a community fire safety workshop series to help area residents learn about and maintain preparations for wildfire. These events have become known countywide as unique occasions for neighbors to learn and talk with one another about goals and actions they can take to keep each other safe.