Mitigation Projects
Helping Homeowners
Since 2016, SHFPD has invested steadily in reducing wildfire risk across Sleepy Hollow — work no single homeowner could take on alone.
The District’s homeowner assistance program has evolved from a Hazardous Vegetation Grant Program in 2020, into a Homeowner Direct Assistance Program by 2024, [EXPLAIN HOW DIRECT ASSISTANCE WORKS, ITS BENEFITS OVER GRANTS].
Working at Landscape Scale
Beyond individual properties, SHFPD has partnered with MWPA on the Greater Ross Valley Shaded Fuel Break — 38 miles of cleared land protecting roughly 1,700 parcels across about 1,800 acres. T
he District was also the first public agency in Marin to use goat and sheep grazing for vegetation clearance, building on the 2018 grazing partnership with Rocking H Ranch, San Domenico School, Triple C Ranch, and the Marin County Open Space District.
SHFPD adopted its first Five-Year Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Strategy and its first District-specific Fire Code alongside RVFD, and has funded inspections of more than 800 parcels with MCFD’s help — updating its fire code in 2016, 2019, and 2022 to keep pace with the California Fire Code and the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code.
Staying Prepared
Prevention has run alongside preparedness: NOAA weather radios for every household in Sleepy Hollow, satellite phones distributed through Block Captains for use during power shutoffs, a back-up generator and emergency equipment at the Community Center, and an evacuation awareness event that grows every year.