Get Wildfire Read Community Event


Get Wildfire Ready!
Free BBQ · Live Music · Great Prizes

Friday, September 25, 2026
5:00–7:00 PM
Sleepy Hollow Homes Association

Join your neighbors for an evening of great food, live music, and community while picking up practical tips that can help you and your family prepare for wildfire season.

Enjoy a free BBQ, live music by Neon Grey, frozen yogurt, and a fun wildfire challenge with hundreds of dollars in prizes. You’ll also have the opportunity to meet your local firefighters, ask questions, and participate in a brief community evacuation exercise.

Whether you’ve lived in Sleepy Hollow for years or you’re new to the neighborhood, this family-friendly event is a great opportunity to connect with your community and learn simple steps that can make a real difference during an emergency.

Event Highlights

🍔 Free BBQ

Enjoy dinner on us while spending time with neighbors and members of the community.

🎵 Live Music

Featuring Neon Grey.

🍦 Frozen Yogurt

Cool off with a frozen treat from the FroGo Food Truck.

🚒 Meet Your Local Firefighters

Talk with members of the Sleepy Hollow Fire Protection District and Ross Valley Fire Department, learn about wildfire preparedness, and ask questions about protecting your home and neighborhood.

🎯 Wildfire Challenge with Great Prizes

Put your wildfire preparedness knowledge to the test in a fun, interactive game for a chance to win great prizes.

Win Great Prizes

Participants in the Wildfire Challenge will have the opportunity to win prizes including:

  • First Prize: $500 A&S gift card
  • Second Prize: $250 A&S gift card
  • Third Prize: $250 A&S gift card
  • Emergency lanterns
  • Wildfire preparedness gear

Learn How to Be Better Prepared

Throughout the evening you’ll learn practical, local information about:

  • Preparing for an evacuation
  • Creating a family emergency plan
  • Home hardening
  • Defensible space
  • Emergency supplies
  • Local wildfire response
  • Answers to your wildfire preparedness questions

Take Home Helpful Resources

Everyone will receive practical, Sleepy Hollow-specific wildfire preparedness resources, including:

  • Landscape guidance
  • Home retrofit information
  • Emergency preparedness checklist

Why We’re Hosting This Event

Wildfire preparedness is strongest when neighbors prepare together.

This event is designed to bring our community together in a relaxed, enjoyable setting while helping everyone become more confident and prepared before an emergency occurs. By learning together—and practicing together—we can help make Sleepy Hollow a safer and more resilient community.

This event is presented by the Sleepy Hollow Fire Protection District in partnership with the Sleepy Hollow Homes Association.

RSVP

This event is free, but we’d appreciate your RSVP to help us plan food and seating.

RSVP information coming soon.

Invitations and RSVPs will be coordinated through the Sleepy Hollow Homes Association (SHHA). We’ll update this page with RSVP information as soon as it’s available.