Fire Safe Council of Nevada County

Grass Valley, CA. December 2, 2016 – The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County (FSCNC) has seated a new board of directors for the 2016-17 year to attain their mission of reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire in the community. All directors are volunteers who commit to giving their time and expertise to developing landowner […]

GRASS VALLEY, CA. October 21, 2016. The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County (FSCNC) is offering a free two-day training session for their Defensible Space Advisor Program on November 2nd & 3rd from 9am-3pm. The first day of the session is classroom style learning with various instructors. No previous experience is necessary and the public […]

GRASS VALLEY, Calif September 7, 2016 – The 4th annual Spaghetti Feed fundraiser for the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County will be held on September 12th, 2016 from 4-7pm at Humpty Dumpty Kitchen in Grass Valley. The event will commemorate the 28th anniversary of the local catastrophic 49’er Fire which destroyed 312 structures and […]

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. August 24, 2016 – The community of The Gazebo’s in Grass Valley has achieved the Firewise Communities/USA® award from the National Fire Protection Association for their combined efforts to reduce the vulnerability of their homes and landscape to catastrophic wildfire. The Firewise Communities/USA® program honors those who pro-actively address the wildfire hazard. […]

NEVADA CITY Calif. Sept. 11, 2013 – Capturing a multifaceted event such as a major fire is a complex task. Everybody who participated or whom it affected has a different take on what happened and when. With time, memories ebb, perspectives broaden or narrow, and hard facts get relegated to archived copies of official reports […]