Firewise USA® Application Approved! | 08/19/22

From: Kevin Kamnikar<kkamnikarmc@gmail.com>

Date: Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 6:45 PM

Diana, El Caminito and all involved,

Congratulations to all of you for this accomplishment. You have made your community and Monterey County safer. Again, congratulations and please know that MCRFD is there for you and anything you need.

Kevin Kamnikar,

Division Chief/Fire Marshal

Monterey County Regional Fire

19900 Portola DR, Salinas, CA 93908

831-809-4526(Mobile)

FAX 831-455-0646

EMAIL kkamnikar@mcrfd.org

Serving the Northern Salinas Valley, Highway 68 Corridor, and the Communities of Chualar, East Garrison, Spreckels, Carmel Valley, Mid Carmel Valley & the Santa Lucia Preserve

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Congratulations on successfully completing the criteria to become a nationally recognized Firewise USA® program participant!

It is with great pleasure that we welcome El Caminito to the growing number of Firewise sites, where residents throughout the nation are working to reduce their wildfire risks.

If you’ve requested Firewise USA® street signs and/or a commemorative Firewise recognition plaque, we will be fulfilling those requests as soon as possible. Due to supply chain issues, the current delivery time for your materials is estimated at 10-12 weeks.

You’re encouraged to sign up for NFPA’s free monthly electronic newsletter, NFPA Network. Click here to subscribe, and choose Wildfire as your area of interest to ensure you are getting the latest wildfire safety information.

Utilizing the Firewise portal to enter outreach, education and risk reduction activities as they’re completed, will make meeting the annual renewal requirements an easy process.

Outreach and educational resources are available at no charge with shipping included and can be ordered through our online catalog or the portal. You’ll also find additional information, online trainings, research fact sheets and access to webinars at Firewise.org. Please consider sharing the myriad of available wildfire resources with your neighbors, in your community newsletter, or other neighborhood communication channels.

Consider liking Firewise on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to learn about success stories, new research and other important wildfire topics.

We’re here to provide information and assist with all your programmatic needs. To contact our customer service staff email us at Firewise@nfpa.org.

We look forward to working with you and learning about your community’s risk reduction successes.

Sincerely,

The Firewise USA® Team