Woodside Hills
Is Now A Firewise USA® Site
On July 16, 2019, Woodside Hills began the process to become the next Firewise USA Site.
On January 5, 2022, Woodside Hills became a nationally recognized Firewise USA Site!
The Firewise USA® Program is a project of the National Fire Prevention Association. (NFPA.org)
The program gives us a framework to assess the fire risks thoughout Wiidside Hills, build a plan to mitigate those risks, and act effectively according to our plan.
With the help of all our neighbors, working as a community, we can greatly reduce the risk of losing our homes to fire.
Here is a short video (4 minutes) on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfbEcMeYFFA
And a longer (13 minutes) video that gives you more detail on how the program works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL_syp1ZScM
Learn more about the Firewise USA program at the WPV-Ready web site. WPV-Ready is the Emergency Preparedness operating in our fire district, with support from the Towns of Woodside and Portola Valley, the Woodside Fire Protection District, and San Mateo County.
http://WPV-Ready.org/Firewise
You can see the results of some projects on our Project Showcase page.
We hope that every resident of Woodside Hills will feel part of this community-wide effort. We need every neighbor's help. We need...
- Every neighbor to help us assess the fire risks in their home, and work together to reduce them.
- Some neighbors to help us organize neighbors, collect and do risk assessments, and look for risks that might be missed.
- A few neighbors to help us manage the plan, by joining the Woodside Hills Firewise Board.
You can always reach us be sending email to firewise@woodsidehills.org. Or by calling Emerson "Chip" Swan, the chief organizer of the Woodside Hills Firewise Program, at (650) 382-7541.
