Felton Fire Protection District
Learn how to make your home fire-resistant! Following a brief talk on the Felton Branch Library patio, the group will go to a nearby home and property (only 3 blocks away) for a demonstration of how to include fire resistance as part of home and yard maintenance. About our instructor: Audrey Dawson is a captain… Continue Reading
Zonehaven recently went through some updates, which included some refinement and changes to zones throughout the county. Please visit https://community.zonehaven.com and type your address into the search bar to see which zone number you are! This website will show you which zone you live in and what fire agency is in your jurisdiction. Knowing your… Continue Reading
To assist community disaster preparedness, the Santa Cruz County Office of Response, Recovery & Resilience, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, and Santa Cruz Regional 9-1-1 will test the county’s alert and warning system on October 21. Residents with landlines, as well those who have registered their cell phones,VoIP (cable) phones, and emails, or who… Continue Reading
Interested persons are hereby notified that pursuant to Government Code §1780 there is a vacancy on the Felton Fire Protection District Board of Directors The position to be filled is for a term ending December 2022. The seat will go to election in November 2022 for a new 4-year term. Applications are available online or… Continue Reading
As California enters its 2nd consecutive dry year. And with a trend of warming and drying weather, CalFire has ended the backyard burn season for Santa Cruz County. This suspension takes effect May 1, 2021 and bans all residential outdoor burning of landscape debris such as branches and leaves, without a burn permit issued by… Continue Reading
Following recent rain, CAL FIRE’s San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit has lifted the suspension of burning within State Responsibility Area (SRA) in San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties effective Tuesday December 15, at 8 am. While cooler temperatures and recent rainfall have helped to diminish the threat of wildfire, residents are asked to use caution while… Continue Reading
Following the 2017 Thomas Fire in Santa Barbara County, debris flows — fast-moving, deadly masses of mud, rocks, boulders, entire trees — around the community of Montecito resulted in the deaths of 23 residents. To minimize the risk of a similar scenario following the CZU Lightning Complex fires, the County of Santa Cruz, local partners… Continue Reading
In response to the COVID-19 shelter in place order, the Felton Fire Protection District Board of Directors will be holding the monthly board meeting via Zoom video conferencing. The board is trying to maintain proper social distancing by using the video conferencing software. For Zoom Participants First, if you do not yet have Zoom, download… Continue Reading
In response to the COVID-19 shelter in place order, the Felton Fire Protection District Board of Directors will be holding the monthly board meeting via Zoom video conferencing. The board is trying to maintain proper social distancing by using the video conferencing software. For Zoom Participants First, if you do not yet have Zoom, download… Continue Reading
Today 8/28/20 begins the phased repopulation of the San Lorenzo Valley, Watch the attached video to learn what to expect upon your return. Please check the Santa Cruz County webpage and Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s pages for further openings as they roll out. County Evacuation Map Continue Reading