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About the Placer County Fire Safe Alliance: The Placer County Fire Safe Alliance began about 12 years ago as a local fire district discussion panel, and gradually morphed into the "Mountain Area Fire Safe and Healthy Forest Alliance," with members from CDF, local fire safe councils, USDA NRCS, Placer County Resource Conservation District (RCD), fire agencies (non-CDF), and others. It focused solely on the Placer County Foothills region and was an information-sharing group, rather than being action-oriented. In the Spring of 2001, a subcommittee was formed to examine our goals and direction. Out of that meeting, the full Alliance decided to become a county-wide organization and to become action-oriented in the area of wildfire safety. This occured in November, 2001. At that meeting, we developed the mission and vision statement for the Alliance. The group also concluded that the only way we would be successful was if we had a paid coordinator. We applied for and received a grant for that position (through BLM National Fire Plan funds distributed via the California Fire Safe Council and the Sacramento Regional Foundation). From December, 2002 through February, 2004, Stewart Feldman served as Executive Coordinator. His tasks included: Public Information and Educational Programs Management of Placer County Community Fire Safe Councils Tracking Placer County Chipper Program Community "Coffee Klatches" Assistance for Realtors (Fire Safe Information for Buyers & Sellers) Senior/Disabled Defensible Space Assistance Program (proposal for grant funding - submitted 2004) Alliance Coordinator Final Report

The Placer County Fire Safe Alliance began about 12 years ago as a local fire district discussion panel, and gradually morphed into the "Mountain Area Fire Safe and Healthy Forest Alliance," with members from CDF, local fire safe councils, USDA NRCS, Placer County Resource Conservation District (RCD), fire agencies (non-CDF), and others. It focused solely on the Placer County Foothills region and was an information-sharing group, rather than being action-oriented.

In the Spring of 2001, a subcommittee was formed to examine our goals and direction. Out of that meeting, the full Alliance decided to become a county-wide organization and to become action-oriented in the area of wildfire safety. This occured in November, 2001. At that meeting, we developed the mission and vision statement for the Alliance. The group also concluded that the only way we would be successful was if we had a paid coordinator. We applied for and received a grant for that position (through BLM National Fire Plan funds distributed via the California Fire Safe Council and the Sacramento Regional Foundation).

From December, 2002 through February, 2004, Stewart Feldman served as Executive Coordinator. His tasks included: