What to do after a fire?

California Native Plant Society, San Diego Chapter Website
http://www.cnpssd.org/fire/index.html

Excellent information about what to do and what not to do for erosion control after a fire event. As mentioned in several articles, wide-spread seeding is NOT recommended and even harmful.

Orange County Fire Authority Approved planting list:
(non-natives removed from original list)

FUEL MODIFICATION OC.pdf

Source: Orange County Fire Authority
Guideline C-05, starting on Page 34 11/9/04
http://www.ocfa.org/_uploads/pdf/guidec05.pdf
See complete Guideline for more information

California Native Plant Society Statewide Seeding Policy
http://cnps.org/cnps/archive/seeding.php

San Diego Fire Recovery Network
http://www.sdfrn.org/
Excellent resource for victims of fire loss and damage.

University of California Wildfire Mitigation Guide
http://groups.ucanr.org/HWMG/
Recommendations for building enhancements/features to help prevent fire loss. In many cases, homes are more flammable than the surrounding landscape, proper precautions on how you build can help prevent property damages.

Fire Recovery Workshop
Tuesday November 27, 2007
by Richard Halsey and Greg Rubin

Learn about post-fire erosion control and practical fire prevention steps. Rick Halsey is the author of "Fire, Chaparral and Survival in Southern California," and Greg Rubin is a licensed landscape contractor experienced in post-fire erosion control.

Tuesday November 27, 2007
San Diego, Balboa Park, Casa del Prado,
Room 104
5:30 pm - 7pm
FREE

RSVPs are requested in order to ensure we have enough seats. Send RSVPs to sandiegonativeplants@yahoo.com with "Fire Recovery Workshop" in the subject header. The presentation will be followed by a question/answer session and time for one on one FREE consulting for victims of the recent wildfires.


Protecting Property and Natural Resources from Wildfire
November 30, 2007
San Diego Natural History Museum Seminar

After the fires of 2003, the Museum developed a program for a variety of professionals to help minimize property loss from wildfires.

Learn strategies mitigating wildfire for minimal impact to the natural environment. Gain an understanding of fire issues as well as local codes and regulations. This course is designed for landscape, building, insurance, real estate, community management, land management, and other professionals who work in and around communities in wildfire-prone areas. Homeowners in wildfire-prone areas are also encouraged to attend this seminar taught by local fire professionals, ecologists and design professionals.

San Diego Natural History Museum
November 30, 2007
Noon-5 PM
https://tickets.sdnhm.org/public/load_screen.asp
Member $30; Nonmember $38


Fire Ecology and Native Vegetation in Southern California

Chaparral Institute
http://www.californiachaparral.org

California Department of Fish and Game
Southern California Post-Fire Biological Assessment
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/rap/socal-fire.html

Wildfire in the Chaparral
http://www.californiachaparral.org/firenature.html

Lessons from the 2003 Wildfires in Southern California
Journal of Forestry Article, October/November 2004
http://nature.berkeley.edu/moritzlab/docs/Keeley_etal_2004.pdf

Related News Articles
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No One Answer to Reducing Fire Threat
Union Tribune, October 31, 2007
by Richard Halsey, Chaparral Institute

Blazed and Confused
New York Times, November 3, 2007
by C. J. Fotheringham, Jon E. Keeley and Philip W. Rundel
Fotheringham and Keeley also authored the above Journal of Forestry article.

Frequent fires slow nature's rebound time
Los Angeles Times, November 4, 2007
by Staff Writers

Homeowners learn merits of fire-resistant plantings
Los Angeles Times, November 4, 2007
by Staff Writers

Power lines and fire
Los Angeles Times, November 4, 2007
by Staff Writers

Twice Bitten, Native Species Now Jeopardized
voice of san diego.org, November 5, 2007
by Rob Davis, Voice Staff Writer

Southern California Wildfires Require Comprehensive Approach
Nov 07, 2007
KPBS, National Public Radio: These Days, with Tom Fudge
Guests: Richard Halsey and C. J. Fotheringham

Tracking firestorms: Scientists want to learn if there are patterns to
region-wide destruction
Los Angeles Times, November 9, 2007
By Scott Gold and Hector Becerra

Please also see our message about the recent fires to our customers and friends.