Resources

Town Hall on Fire Safety (March 1, 2025)

Slide Presentations

  • “What South Bay cities are most at risk for natural disasters?”, Mercury News, January 24, 2025 (PDF)
  • “Adapting to WildFire is Living withFire”, Kimberly Giuliacci, Woodside Fire Protection District (PDF)
  • “Santa Clara County FireSafe Council”, Seth Schalet, Bay Area Council Meeting (PDF)

Newspaper Articles

  • “Over 100 Calif. firefighters battle 8-alarm blaze”, FireRescue1, June 4, 2024 (PDF)
  • “Fire Department eyes shakeup amid rising demand”, PA Online, January 28, 2025 (PDF)
  • “Neighbors Plead for a Fire Truck”, PA Daily Post, February 5, 2025 (PDF)
  • “I live near the Moss Landing battery fire. Vistra Energy’s response is not enough”, SF Chronicle, February 6, 2025 (PDF)
  • “Firefighters Criticize City Plan”, Daily Post, February 7, 2025 (PDF)
  • “Fire Chief to Discuss Fire Truck”, Daily Post, February 13, 2025 (PDF)
  • “Residents Rally for Fire Trucks”, Daily Post, February 14, 2025 (PDF)
  • “Palo Alto looks to boost fire protection as budget outlook gets cloudier”, PA Online, February 20, 2025 (PDF)
  • “Cal Fire begins releasing new state-mandated maps showing highest fire hazard areas” (https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-02-13/cal-fires-new-fire-hazard-maps)
  • Marin Voice: “California growth mandates in fire hazard zones must stop”, John McCauley, February 8, 2025 (PDF)

Documents

  • “Protecting Public Safety: Why Engine 64 Must Be Fully Staffed”, Palo Alto Professional Firefighters (PDF)
  • Coalition Letter Opposing SB-610 Fire prevention: wildfire mitigationarea: defensible space: State Fire Marshal, Center for Biological Diversity, July 25, 2024 (PDF)
  • Letter to Palo Alto City Council, Capt. Chris Jackson (retired), February 6, 2025 (PDF)
  • “Palo Alto Fire Department Staffing at Fire Station 4: Details & Next Steps”, City of Palo Alto, Medium.com (PDF)
  • “Fire Operations: Standards of Cover”, Palo Alto Fire Department (PDF)
  • “Fire Department Staffing & response FAQs”, Palo Alto Fire Department (PDF)
  • Letter to Palo Alto City Council, Palo Alto Neighborhoods, February 11, 2025 (PDF)
  • Mill Valley Evacuation Study, Damien Pierce, Yi-fan Chen 2023 (PDF)
  • Santa Clara County Fire Safe Council (https://sccfiresafe.org/)
  • Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority (https://www.marinwildfire.org/)

Videos