The Draft San Benito Community Wildfire Protection Plan  (CWPP) is now available for your review, and the comment period has been extended to November 22, 2024!

Submit your feedback on the updated San Benito Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) by filling out the comment card, linked below.  Please submit your comments by November 22, 2024.

Comment Form -- San Benito CWPP

The CWPP includes:

• A Countywide Wildfire Risk Assessment
• Wildfire Mitigation Strategies for Homeowners and Landowners
• Funding Opportunities
• Evacuation Routes
• And More!

Here's more background on the CWPP:

The CWPP for San Benito County has not been updated since 2010.  In the last 14 years, many changes have occurred across the County.  Updating San Benito’s CWPP can help residents understand current wildfire hazards and risks for communities and resources, identify and prioritize areas for wildfire risk reduction projects, create opportunities for funding, and increase collaboration among residents, fire management agencies, and local businesses.

The updated CWPP will serve as a roadmap for prioritizing hazardous fuels reduction and other fire prevention activities to improve community resilience to wildfires.  We want to hear from you in order to understand how we can better plan and prepare for wildfires in your part of the County.  This program is funded by a grant from the Coastal Conservancy.

Here is a link to the CWPP Document:

Submit your comments at the link below no later than November 22, 2024:

Comment Form -- San Benito CWPP

The CWPP will also be available in hard copy at several locations around San Benito County soon.  Please return to this page for updates if you prefer to view a hard copy of the plan and associated maps.

Thank you for your input!  If you have questions, please email: info@rcdsanbenito.org.