No Cost Defensible Space Work Now Available From Fire Safe Sonoma!!

This groundbreaking project, set to launched in June of 2024 and will employ trained underserved workers with family-sustaining wages to assess and create 0-30 ft of defensible space around 75 to 100 homes of underserved residents living in select areas of Sonoma County, at no cost to the resident.

The crews will be completing the work in the Sonoma’s Boyes Hot Springs area and in the Cloverdale area East of Highway 101 – see the project area maps below for the specific areas.

The locations where this project will be deployed consist of High or Very High Fire Severity Zones and are areas considered underserved or priority areas by Sonoma County.

This is a first come-first served project and ends at the end of the year so get your application in right away!

To apply, click HERE.

Project Areas

Boyes Hot Springs Area

Cloverdale Area

To apply, click HERE.

ELEGIBILITY

There are two eligibility criteria in addition to the geographic area limitations. To be eligible for this project, the property must be within a High Fire Severity Zone, or Very-High Fire Severity Zone according to CAL Fire, and the homeowner/occupant must be of; low-income; or be a senior; or be disabled; or be a minority.

Fire Severity Qualifier

To see if your home meets the High Fire Severity Zone, or Very-High Fire Severity Zone criteria, click on the CAL Fire Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map Viewer Link and put in your address to check: (Hint: Use the address lookup box on the top left of the map viewer.)
https://calfire-forestry.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=988d431a42b242b29d89597ab693d008

If you are having trouble, here is a link to a CAL Fire Fire Hazard Zone Tutorial that shows you how to check: CAL Fire FHSZ Lookup Tutorial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt6vU2u2pAY

Demographic Qualifier

Low Income:

Low Income limits below are based on Sonoma County State and Local Programs Income Limits 80% Area Median Income, effective June 1, 2024.

1 person in household with an income of $77,500.00 or less
2 people in household with combined income of $88,600.00 or less
3 people in household with combined income of $99,650.00 or less
4 people in household with combined income of $110,700.00 or less
5 people in household with combined income of $119,600.00 or less
6 people in household with combined income of $128,450.00 or less
7 people in household with combined income of $137,300.00 or less
8 people in household with combined income of $146,150.00 or less

Seniors:

For the purposes of this project, a “senior” or “elderly person” means an individual who is 65 years of age or older, as defined in Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 7150.

Disabled:

For the purposes of this project, an individual with a “disability” is defined by the ADA as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment.

Minority:

For the purposes of this project an “Underrepresented Minority” (URM) – is defined as a U.S. citizen who identifies as Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, or American Indian.

The project is a collaboration between North Bay Jobs with Justice, the Resilience Force, and Fire Safe Sonoma, bringing together a unique partnership resulting in a win-win project that will support both underserved workers and underserved residents who need defensible space fuel reduction work done.

Apply Today!

Again, this is a first come-first served project and ends at the end of the year so get your application in right away!