Tamalpais Firewise Community

Berkeley hills neighbors working together to reduce the risk of urban conflagrations.
Our community is 75+ properties on Tamalpais Road and adjacent Shasta, Rose, Rose Walk, Codornices.
Our focus: home hardening, fuel reduction, evacuation preparedness, fire inspections, and city fire-prevention strategies like EMBER.

JOIN US!
Tamalpais Firewise FACEBOOK Group with great resources linked! https://www.facebook.com/groups/tamfw
To join our Tamalpais Firewise GOOGLE Group, contact: Susan Nunes Fadley suminu1@gmail .com

DONATE!
We obtained fiscal sponsorship from Diablo Firesafe Council to allow us to apply for grant funding
and receive donations from individuals to assist property owners with large vegetation clearings.
Click the DONATE button on the right to support our work!

Our First Three Years (2023-2025)

Hosted 3 community resource presentations each year:
🔥Presentation on EMBER and Leave Early Evacuation -WUI
Chief Colin Arnold & Firewise Coordinator Duncan Allard (BFD)
🔥Gathering of all Berkeley Firewise Leaders
🔥2 Home Hardening Workshops with Kazoo Shearman
🔥Five Easy Actions Presentation with Sheryl Drinkwater (DFSC)
🔥2 Firewise Presentations with Kevin Revilla (BFD)
🔥Meet Your Neighbors in Tamalpais Firewise with BFD
🔥Community Vegetation Cleanup weekend in Fall

Our Community Vegetation Cleanup in September 2025
Involved 25+ participating households.
We prepped 75 yards of pruned vegetation for the City’s Chipper Day program
and filled two 20-yard vegetation debris bins.