Year One: 2023-24
Education and Outreach
– NRG Firewise Community Potluck and Meeting
– Monthly MURS radio test check – 3rd Saturdays of the month at 9:00 am
– Individual home address signs (4” white reflective on green diamond grade substrate)
– Road signs (4” white reflective on green diamond grade substrate)
– Evacuation Signs on Chardonnay, Amigo, Hidden Valley Rd/Ponza Ln)
– NRG Firewise Forum and Facebook posts
Home Hardening
– Message neighbors about cleaning out gutters, replacing vinyl gutters
– NRGfirewise.com
– Encourage all residents to remove all vegetation and flammable material 5 feet from the house.
Defensible Space / Fuel Reduction
– Egress Route Clearing Community Work Day
– Limbing up trees; weed whacking hillsides; RCD Free Chipping Program
– Clear private roads within each Micro Community
Evacuation Planning (Ex. Preparedness and Routing) and Wildfire Preparedness
– Hidden Valley Rd/Ponza Ln Egress Drill
– Locatelli to 7th Day Adventists Property on Old San Jose Road Egress Drill
– Set up egress route videos for Micro Communities on the NRG Firewise forum.
Year Two: 2024-25
Education and Outreach
– NRG Firewise Community Potluck and Meeting
– Monthly MURS radio test check – 3rd Saturdays of the month at 9:00 am
– Individual home address signs (4” white reflective on green diamond grade substrate)
– Road signs (4” white reflective on green diamond grade substrate)
– Evacuation Signs on Chardonnay, Amigo, Hidden Valley Rd/Ponza Ln, Locatelli/7th Day Adventist property)
– NRG Firewise Forum and Facebook posts
Home Hardening
– Message neighbors about cleaning out gutters, replacing vinyl gutters
– NRGfirewise.com
– Encourage all residents to remove all vegetation and flammable material 5 feet from the house.
Fuel Reduction
– Egress Route Clearing Community Work Day
– Limbing up trees; weed whacking hillsides; RCD Free Chipping Program
– Clear private roads within each Micro Community
Evacuation Planning (Ex. Preparedness and Routing) and Wildfire Preparedness
– Mock Evacuation using all egress routes and MURS radios
– Community work days: Remove 10 tons of garbage from Rodeo Creek (from homeless encampments) over 4 Saturdays in June
– Community work days: Clear egress routes on Felicidad and Chardonnay
– Work with Central Fire, Santa Cruz County Sheriff, and Supervisor Manu Koenig on evacuation planning
Year Three: 2025-26
Education and Outreach
– NRG Firewise Community Potluck and Meeting
– Monthly MURS radio test check – 3rd Saturdays of the month at 9:00 am
– Individual home address signs (4” white reflective on green diamond grade substrate)
– Road signs (4” white reflective on green diamond grade substrate)
– Evacuation Signs on Chardonnay, Amigo, Hidden Valley Rd/Ponza Ln, Locatelli/7th Day Adventist property)
– NRG Firewise Forum and Facebook posts
Home Hardening
– Message neighbors about Go Bags, Door Hangers, paints, water tank wraps, etc.
– NRGfirewise.com
Fuel Reduction
– Encourage all residents to remove all vegetation and flammable material 5 feet from the house and limb trees 30 feet from their homes.
– Egress Route Clearing Community Work Day
– Limbing up trees; weed whacking hillsides; RCD Free Chipping Program
Evacuation Planning (Ex. Preparedness and Routing) and Wildfire Preparedness
– Identify NRG vacant lot property owners and contact them about their responsibilities to maintain their properties for fire preparedness
– Identify NRG homeowners who have not maintained their properties according to Central Fire and Firewise USA’s requirements
– Support property owners and homeowners in highly problematic areas by educating them about their resources and possibly getting NRG volunteers to help.