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Who Can I Hire to Clear Weeds from Around My House?

Most homeowners need a landscape or tree contractor to clear grass, weeds, and brush from around their home. See the contractor's page at FireSafe Marin - www.firesafemarin.org/contractors for links to local contractors who've received basic training.

Can I Hire Your Goats to Clear My Back Yard?

We don't own goats. San Rafael, the County of Marin, FIRESafe MARIN, and other local agencies contract with private goat herders to reduce vegetation hazards on large parcels. Goats are usually only cost effective for larger properties of 5-10 or more acres due to transportation cost and logistics. In most cases, for small properties of...

I Need To Remove A Dead Tree or Cut Vegetation Around My Home. Who Can I Hire to Do This Work?

See https://www.firesafemarin.org/contractors for a list of contractors who've completed basic training in wildfire preparedness. Any licensed tree company or arborist should do fine for tree removals. We don't typically recommend specific contractors, and have had good experiences with nearly every tree service you'll find in the "yellow pages" or Google. Ensure that they are a...

My Neighbor Has a Eucalyptus Tree And It Is An Extreme Fire Hazard. How Can I Make Them Remove It?

If it helps ease your nerves, you should know that the mere presence of eucalyptus trees does not necessarily indicate an "extreme" fire hazard. Single specimens of most tree varieties, including many fire hazardous species, can usually be maintained in a way that minimizes the hazard. Remember that trees don't magically burst into flames, even...

How Much Spacing Should I Have Between Grass, Shrubs, Trees, and Combustible Materials?

Adequate spacing between vegetation and between combustible materials is crucial to reduce the spread of wildfires. There are two types of spacing to be aware of. 1. VERTICAL SPACING: Remove all tree branches at least 5 feet from the ground Shrubs can act as a fire ladder or bridge that spreads fire to trees so,...

What Plants Are Considered 'Combustible Vegetation' By the City Of San Rafael (S.R.M.C. 4.12.020) and Should Be Removed Within 100 Feet of Structures?

Juniper Bamboo Acacia Italian Cypress Black Sage Chamise/Greasewood Chaparral Pea Giant Chinquapin Coyote Brush California Sagebrush Scrub Oak (brushy oaks) Bluegum Eucalyptus Gorse Pampas Grass French, Scotch, Portugeuse, and Spanish Brooms

Where Can I Find Information About Fire Smart and Fire Hazardous Plants?

UC Marin Master Gardeners - http://marinmg.ucanr.edu Marin Chapter California Native Plant Society - http://cnpsmarin.org San Rafael is a Tree City - https://www.cityofsanrafael.org/san-rafael-tree-city/ Fire Smart Planting - http://firesafemarin.org/plants

How Do I Get Started with Home Hardening and Creating Defensible Space?

Fire prevention experts have identified zones (areas around your house) that should be improved to reduce fire risk. Zone 0: Immediate Zone (0-5ft from structure) Remove accumulated leaves, needles and dead vegetative growth from the roof, gutters, decks, porches, and stairways. All vegetation in this zone shall be well-irrigated and free from dead or dying...

Where Can I Find More Detailed Information About Home Hardening and What I Can Do To Harden My Home?

Detailed information about how to harden you home can be found at: https://www.firesafemarin.org/home-hardening

What Are Some Things I Can Do to Harden My Home and Protect Against Ember Ignitions?

Clean roofs, gutters, and vents of dead leaves, pine needles, and debris. Enclose or cover gaps over 1/8 inch with metal mesh. This includes vents, eaves, and soffits. Screen or box in areas under patios and decks to prevent debris from accumulating. Remove anything stored underneath. Move combustible material away from exterior walls. Prevent ember...

What is Home Hardening?

Home hardening helps reduce fire risk by increasing your home's resistance to heat, flames, and embers though the use of building materials and installation practices that help protect the vulnerable elements of your house. Several components of the home should be addressed, including the roof, gutters and eaves, vents, siding, windows and doors, and decks,...

City Council - June 6, 2022

Date and time: Date and time: 2022-06-06 07:00 pmLocation: City Council - June 6, 2022Department: Public MeetingsDate and time: 2022-06-06 07:00 pmLocation: City Council - June 6, 2022Department: Public MeetingsAgendaAGENDA SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL – MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2022 REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00 P.M. In-Person: San Rafael City Council Chambers 1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael,...

A Street closure (between Fourth Street and Third Street): Emergency water leak

Due to M&G work currently happening on NB lane on A Street (between Third Street and Fourth Street), MMWD has requested a full road closure to address an emergency leak in the SB lane of A Street. The two groups are cooperating between to ensure that this will not cause any delay for the Third...

Getting to know the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin has been serving San Rafael since 1946. With a long history of collaboration, St. Vincent de Paul has successfully partnered with the community in their journey to end hunger, poverty, and homelessness in Marin. Their free dining...

Treehaven Fire Flow Improvement Program Pipeline Replacement Project

On May 24th, 2022, Marin Municipal Water District’s contractor, Team Ghilotti Inc, will begin potholing in various streets including 5th Avenue from Happy Lane to California Avenue, Sirard Lane from 5th Avenue to End of street, Alpine Street from 225 Alpine St to End of Street, J Street from Center Ave to Forbes Avenue, Forbes...

120 Bellam - Nightwork on 5/26/2022

W.K McClellan will be conducting nightwork on behalf of MMWD. They will be restoring asphalt and using a lane shift to direct traffic. Work is anticipated to start at 8 P.M on Thursday 5/26  They have an approved encroachment permit EP2111-001 and notifications have been sent. This is expected to be the final phase of...

Wilhelm: Notice of Tree Work - Monday 5/23/2022 - Friday 5/27/2022

Wilhelm tree crews will be performing vegetation management along PG&E powerlines at the following locations in your jurisdictions starting Monday 5/23/22 through Friday 5/27/22. See list of locations below:   612 BAMBOO TER 638 BARBERRY LN 16 BOLANOS DR 8 BRADCLIFF CT 8 BRADCLIFF CT 58 BRET HARTE LN 189 BRET HARTE RD 297 BRET...

Construction update - Fire Stations 54 & 55

A lot of progress has been made in the last couple of weeks at the two fire station construction sites.  At Fire Station 54, Wickman Development and Construction, had been working on footing rebar installation for a few weeks leading up to a large concrete pour last week.  The concrete pour included the new building pad...

Windward Way parking stalls get a facelift

The Paint crew has been busy doing a much-needed facelift to some faded parking stalls on Windward Way. Here you see Streets Division crew members Jeremy Quintal operating the walk-behind striper and refreshing the T’s & L’s. Also pictured are Tyler Nord and and Mike Castaneda. Crews will continue to refresh road markings around the City throughout...

Emergency Vehicle Preemption: Moving through San Rafael one green light at a time

Together with Police, Fire, and a team of consultants, Public Works has been preparing our traffic signals in Central San Rafael with emergency vehicle preemption. We are the first City to leverage the Miovision technology with the Whelan devices in the emergency vehicles to send a signal to the signalized intersections over the cloud so...

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