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VIDEO. From the Coastside Fire Protection District Director’s meeting on Wednesday, March 26th, 2025 at 4:00pm as a hybrid meeting. Fire Marshall’s Report. Agenda.
CAL FIRE’s Staff Report to Coastside Fire Protection District Board 3/26/2025
“Zone 0″ per AB 3074 (2020) Guidance, interpretation and regulations for enhanced defensible space.
Notes from CAL FIRE’s Fire Chief, Jed Wilson’s, Presentation to CFPD
Current State of CAL FIRE/CFPD’s Fire Preparedness
- Fire code implementation and enforcement are in 100% compliance
- Vegetation abatement (inactive due to challenges) and weed abatement (annually). Vegetation lots turned into larger weed abatement lots
- Chipper programs with RCD >> increase chipper days
- El Granada Resiliency project
- Defensible Space Program w/adoption of LA Fire hazard, severity zone ordinance (See “Zone 0” below)
- Improve on home hardening to meet Zone 0.
- Emergency preparation with Coastside CERT
New Fire Zones Maps on the Coastside and New Responsibilities
- LRA (Local Responsibility Area) on CFPD (See LRA Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map 2/24/2025: very high, high and moderate (only very high zones before)). CAL FIRE is the State.
- SRA (State Responsibility Area) wild land on State lands
- MTZ = Mutual Threat Zone = LRA + SRA
- NEW Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps include 51 statutes that follow the very high zone identification.
- Require defensible space inspections and disclosure
- Chapter 7a Building Codes for new construction (being updated)
- Upon selling inspections are required (by 2026) to determine house meets the requirements for defensible space
The New “Zone 0” for CAL FIRES’s Defensible Space
- More work for Fire Marshall to ensure the new term 5′ ember resistant “Zone 0 (Zero)“. The Zone Zero ordinance is at the State Board of Forestry and will be pushed out at the end of 2025 for new structures and a year after for existing structures.
- Zone 0 per AB 3074 (2020) Guidance, interpretation and regulations for enhanced defensible space; no combustible material from the side of the structure for 5 feet out.
- Zone 1 = 5 feet to 30 feet from structure.
- Zone 3 = 30 feet to 300 feet from structure.
Coastsider References
- Fire Safe Councils vs Fire Wise USA
- SMCAlert
- Evacuation drills (DEM)
- Genasys (used to ZoneHaven) evacuation platform; to understand what zone you are in and different modes of evacuation.
- San Mateo County Department of Emergency Management Tsunami Dashboard (Fire Evac coming soon)
CFPD Actions
- CalFIRE Staff suggests agendizing the possible purchase of a Water Tender fire truck and the CFPD board agreed.
- Monthly CFPD Wildfire updates
More on Home Hardening on Coastside Buzz
Senator Becker: “Preparing Our Homes and Communities for Wildfires” with Woodside Fire Marshall Kim Giuliacci and Santa Clara County FireSafe Council CEO Seth Schalet; February 20, 2025
CNRA Hosts “Reflecting on a Decade in the New Megafire Era: Lessons Learned, Progress and a Path Forward”; August 29, 2023
HMB BrewCo’s Brews and Views with Cal Fire ~ Living in the Wildland Urban Interface, Home Hardening and Defensible Space; May 16, 2023
InPerspective: Homeowner Insurance Reward for Wildfire Mitigation; December 1, 2022
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s “Safer From Wildfires” Forum Promotes Home Hardening Against Ember Cast; May 11, 2022
Cal Fire Chief Jonathan Cox Insists Panorama Fire Expert Include Structure Ignition for the El Granada Wild Fire Model; April 1, 2022
CalFire Presents Wildfire Awareness Webinar: Defensible Space & Home Hardening; April 21, 2021
Coastside CERT Neighborhood Maps
Get to know your Coastside neigborhoods and share!
These maps are navigation tools for Coastside neighborhoods. They can be expanded, copied, printed and/or sent to a print shop for your use. We recommend creating two versions of the maps for different uses:
Small Maps (8.5×11): Perfect for distributing to individuals during meetings. These are ideal for handing out to neighbors, indicating specific blocks for team assignments, identifying neighborhood resources, or assigning other location-based responsibilities.
Large Maps: Ideal for community meetings and use at the Neighborhood Command Post (NPC). These maps help you coordinate activities like identifying which blocks require team deployment or marking completed areas.
For added durability, we suggest laminating the larger maps.
Laminated maps are:
- Water-resistant and long-lasting.
- Easy to mark with erasable markers to track completed damage assessments or dispatched teams.
More on Coastside CERT on Coastside Buzz
More on Coastside Fire Protection District (CFPD) on Coastside Buzz
Coastside Fire Protection District (CFPD) Meetings ~ 4th Wed. @ 4:00pm
Board Meeting Agendas and Videos
Watch remotely. Comments and questions by email.
The District Board meets once a month on the fourth Wednesday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. at District Headquarters, 1191 Main Street, Half Moon Bay.
Regular meeting agendas must be posted 72 hours in advance and Special meeting agendas must be posted 24 hours in advance pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2 (a)(1) and Government Code Section 54956 (a)
2025 Board of Directors
Mailing Address: 1191 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Gary Burke
Position: Board President
Term: 2023-2027 Represents District E
Phone: (650)726-5213
Email Address: [email protected]
JB Cockrell
Position: Vice-President
Term: 2021-2024 Represents District A
Phone: (650)726-5213
Email Address: [email protected]
Bruce MacKimmie
Position: Board Director
Term: 2021-2024 Represents District B
Phone: (650)726-5213
Email Address: [email protected]
Patrick Hanna
Position: Board Director
Term: 2023-2027 Represents District C
Phone: (650)726-5213
Email Address: [email protected]
Cynthia L. Sherrill
Position: Board Director
Term: 2023-2027 Represents District D
Phone: (650)726-5213
Email Address: [email protected]
The Coastside Fire Protection District, located in the San Mateo County coastal area of California, serves the City of Half Moon Bay, the unincorporated areas of Half Moon Bay and the unincorporated communities of Miramar, El Granada, Princeton-by-the-Sea, Moss Beach, and Montara.
The mission of the Coastside Fire Protection District is to protect the lives, environment, and property of the community through fire suppression, fire prevention, emergency medical services, rescue services, public education and other related services.
Fire Stations
Coastside Fire Protection District Headquarters
1191 Main Street
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
(650)726-5213 phone
(650)726-0132 fax
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday
Station 40
1191 Main Street
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
(650)726-8290 phone
(650)726-1294 fax
Station 41
555 Obispo Road (old Station 41 – 531 Obispo Rd.)
El Granada, CA 94018
(650)726-8291 phone
(650)726-1359 fax
Station 44
501 Stetson Street
Moss Beach, CA 94038
(650)728-3022 phone
(650)728-1823 fax
San Mateo County Fire and CFPD Interactive District Map
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