El Caminito FIREWISE Community
A Non-profit Public Benefit Foundation
El Caminito Firewise supports education of home owners and maintenance of defensible space and the hardening of homes in compliance with public resource code PRC 4291.
FSCMC hosts: Firewise Community Engagement Forum
Tuesday, April 1st, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
FSCMC invites you to join our Firewise Community Engagement Forum
via Zoom
for a roundtable discussion with other Firewise community resident leaders on solutions and success stories about community buy-in.
​Register here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/cm1MeQ0gQ3-aWkU9mCIcDA​
Interested in joining our FIREWISE Community?
We serve the neighborhoods of El Caminito, Via Milpitas,
Chaparral Road and Arboleda Lane in Carmel Valley Village, CA 93924.
First step to becoming involved with El Cam FIREWISE is to provide us
your contact and property information via the link below.
We can then include you in all our community notifications.
Join Us:
Benefits Include:
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Reduced risk of wildfire
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Better access to insurance
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Reduced insurance rates
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Community building
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Access to grants for brush and tree removal
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Support by our emergency services
Next steps:
Your individual information is needed for the annual FIREWISE USA® renewal process and is kept confidential.
Please enter your information at the links below:
Self Assessment Form:
A tool to help determine the wildfire risk to your home.
Document Work Hours Form
To document your work on home hardening and maintaining defensible space, enter your time and dollars spent above.
The El Caminito Firewise Community starts at the intersection of Ford Road and continues up the hill including all properties with access off of El Caminito and connected roadways. This area is entirely a State Responsibility Area with all properties classified as high or very high Fire Hazard Severity Zones.
— California Home Insurance Shopping Help —
Shopping Guidance and Related Resources
We encourage you to share these resources with your neighbors
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Updated shopping tips: www.uphelp.org/buying-tips/updated-home-insurance-shopping-tips-2023/
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What to do if you’ve been non-renewed: www.uphelp.org/droppedCA
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Resources for reducing your wildfire risk and increasing your home’s insurability: www.uphelp.org/WRAP
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Options through the California FAIR Plan (CFP): www.uphelp.org/CFP
El Caminito Firewise Certificate
Insurance Discounts
New Rules Benefit California Property Owners in Firewise USA Sites.
What CA Property Owners Need to Know.
Through a new set of rules, dubbed Safer from Wildfires, the California Department of Insurance (CDI) has required insurance companies doing business in the state to provide discounts for residential property insurance when policyholders reduce their wildfire risks.
For more information,
view this link from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
The California FAIR Plan has offered a 10% discount on policies in a
participating Firewise Community since May 2018.
It is now offering two more wildfire hardening discounts:
one for Protecting the Structure
and another for Protecting the Immediate Surroundings of the dwelling.
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When applied, these discounts will reduce the wildfire portion of the policy’s premium by 10% and 5%, respectively. Depending on your level of wildfire risk, this can be a large component of your overall premium. Contact your broker to find out what this means for your premium, how to qualify, and when you could receive a discount.
El Caminito Firewise Community is funded entirely by grants and donations.
Your donation directly supports efforts to increase wildfire mitigation in our local community.
El Caminito Firewise Community is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.
Your contribution is tax-deductible, as allowed by law.*
*Please note, we may only solicit donations from California sources, though we may accept donations from anywhere.
