Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council

05/27/2026

Do you know what home hardening is?

Do you know about the upcoming Zone Zero defensible space regulations?

Join us at the Idyllwild Community Center next to the playground Wednesday, June 3rd at 5:30 to learn how to prepare and protect your home.

05/20/2026

If you've received a Notice of Defensible Space Inspection, we can help!

The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council has grant funding to help you bring your property up to compliance with PRC 4291. If you've received a notice like this, or similar, or you think your property needs abatement, call us to see if you qualify!

📞Call us at (951)659-6208

💻or go to our website: MCFSC.org

05/19/2026

Join us in attending a free webinar hosted by the UC ANR Fire Network to keep yourself up to date on fire information!

Register at the link below to attend this webinar.

https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=49251

05/06/2026

Are you prepared for evacuation in case of an emergency?
Are you looking for more information on fire prevention?

On May 6th, starting at 5pm, join us for a presentation on fire prevention at the Idyllwild Library!

04/27/2026

Dear Mountain Communities Neighbours,

2026 is flying by, and we want to make sure everyone living here in the San Jacintos is prepared and protected. We’ve got some important updates on Defensible Space Inspections and a draft of the new Zone Zero requirements that you’ll want to see.

The good part? Following these guidelines can actually help you secure discounts on your CA FAIR Plan premiums...

The best part? The MCFSC has funds to help you achieve this work at only a 25% cost-share to you!

We’d love to chat more about this in person. Join us at one of our upcoming community outreach events, starting with a kickoff to Wildfire Awareness Month! Check out the schedule at the link below.

We also have our GSOB BioBlitz coming up. Register with the QR code on the flyer below to learn how to identify GSOB.

https://conta.cc/4d9pabb

Email from Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council Grant-funded Abatement Available at a 25% Cost Share Dear Mountain Communities Neighbours, 2026 is flying by, and we want to make sure everyone living

04/23/2026

Join us May 9th for a GSOB Bio Blitz on Santa Rosa Mountain!

What’s a GSOB Blitz?
A GSOB Blitz is a community-powered effort to detect and map goldspotted oak borer infestations. With your help, we’ll survey oak trees across Southern California to identify where this pest is spreading, and how bad the damage is. These surveys help scientists and land managers decide where to take action to save our trees.

Even better? It’s a great way to learn, explore, and connect with nature while making a real impact.

How it works:
Local survey events take place at designated places, dates and times across Southern California.
Events are led by local agencies in collaboration with UC ANR and other partners.
Volunteers (like you!) will collect data in the field, after a brief training session.
Registration is FREE! There is no cost to register and no cost to participate.
You don’t need to be an expert; we’ll teach you everything you need to know!

The registration page is at this link, and can also be reached by scanning the QR code on the attached flyer:

bit.ly/4vHSpcs

04/22/2026

April 19th-25th is National Volunteer Week!

National Volunteer Week is the time to thank the folks who do what they can to maintain and improve the community. It's also a time to encourage others to go out and volunteer themselves.

This week, we want to extend our gratitude to the Woodies.

For the year of 2025, the Woodies put in over 1500 hours of volunteer work and produced 65 cords of wood for the program!

The Woodies have been preparing the fuel for the Help Center firewood donation program for decades. The Wood Bank distributes firewood to people in our community who are unable to provide for themselves, keeping our neighbors warm during the winter.

Thank you to the Woodies and those who support them. Our community will always be warmer with their support.

03/16/2026

Tonight! Join us and the Third Monday Players at Middle Ridge Winery.

Starting at 5pm
Third Monday Players perform
“Spreading the News”
a scandalous Irish Tale

Tips collected benefit the LAMP program run with support from the Idyllwild Help Center, to assist folks who need help with their cost share to bring their properties up to PRC4291

If you are looking for help abating your property or removing dead or dying trees, contact us at:

📞(951)659-6208

03/05/2026

ABC 7 speaks to CAL FIRE about the growing GSOB problem, and how to identify the Gold Spotted Oak Borer in your trees.

Check out the comments for pictures of GSOB distressed trees and more identifiers of an infected tree.

02/27/2026

Join us next month - MARCH 11 - at the Idyllwild Nature Center for the Spring 2026 Quarterly MAST meeting!