Education and Resources
Preparing for Wildfires and Creating Defensible Space
TC-TAC TREE REMOVAL ORDINANCE:
Amador County Revised Tree Removal Ordinance
Alpine County Revised Tree Removal Ordinance
DEFENSIBLE SPACE ADVISORY VISITS
FIREWISE representatives can visit your property and give advice on ways to reduce your wildfire risk. If you are interested in receiving an advisory visit or in becoming a Defensible Space Advisor, please contact KirkwoodFirewise@gmail.com.
CAL FIRE
https://www.readyforwildfire.org/
https://www.fire.ca.gov/DSpace
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION AGENCY
https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Fire-causes-and-risks/Wildfire/Firewise-USA
TAHOE LIVING WITH FIRE
https://www.tahoelivingwithfire.com/get-prepared/
CALIFORNIA FIRE SAFE COUNCIL
https://cafiresafecouncil.org/resources/fire-safety-information-for-residents/
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
https://ucanr.edu/sites/fire/Prepare/Landscaping/DefensibleSpace/
KMPUD FIRE SAFETY SEMINARS
https://www.kmpud.com/news/fire-safety-seminar/
INSURANCE INFORMATION
https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/200-wrr/California-FAIR-Plan.cfm
EDUCATION VIDEOS AND BROCHURES
Watch this short video: Your Home and Wildfire. Choices That Can Make a Difference. - YouTube
Review and become familiar with the CA Fire Safe Council brochures on home hardening and defensible space
REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL FORESTERS / TREE REMOVAL SERVICES / DEFENSIBLE SPACE WORK (listing does not imply endorsement)
Feather River Forestry, LLC
Danielle E. Bradfield, RPF
cell 530.927.7095 office 530.284.1800
dbanchio@gmail.com
Richard M. Stevens , RPF, LTO
cell 916.769.2921 rmstevens1963@att.net
Joe Benigno’s Tree Service & Consulting
benignotreeservice@gmail.com
775.265.9665 NV or 530.577.1553 CA
Acres Land Management
acreslandmanagement.com
530.307.2513 cell 530-391-0929 office
Rubini Tree Service
530.318.9496 cell 209.223.2056 office
Arbor Green Tree & Landscape Company
William Probst, ISA Certified Arborist
530.542.6278 office arborgreenslt@gmail.com
arborgreentahoe.com
Hole N’ Wall -Jay Dwyer, Property Services
holenwall.kw@gmail.com
530.318.6138 cell
Craig Swartz - Tree Services and Defensible Space Work
Tree trimming and removal, fuel reduction, debris hauling
775.790.3868 cell
Richard M. Stevens, RPF, LTO
cell 916.769.2921 rmstevens1963@att.net
Ian Kent, Defensible Space Work
bodyslopes@hotmail.com
209.471.2474
Steve Cannon, RPF
cell 209.419.1569
quayle@volcano.net
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - SIGN UP TO RECEIVE IMPORTANT NOTIFICATIONS
Each County in California has an alerting program that you can sign up for to receive alerts if an emergency situation were to arise in your county. Kirkwood is in three counties, so it is best to sign up for all of these.
Alpine: https://www.alpinecountyca.gov/List.aspx
Select "Emergency Alerts"
If you do not have an address in this county, simply choose someplace on Dangberg, Fremont, Yarrow, etc.
El Dorado: https://www.ready.edso.org/
Use your Kirkwood address, even though it is not located in El Dorado County you are eligible to opt in for alerts
KMPUD: https://www.kmpud.com/register/
KMPUD also provides alerts that are Kirkwood specific
CAL FIRE: https://www.incidents.readyforwildfire.org/
On the CAL FIRE incidents link below, you can sign up for text messages by zip code (95646 for Kirkwood)