🚨 How to start a new Firewise neighborhood 🚨

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Initial steps (for both starting new groups or joining an existing group)

  • Find at least 8 households (for new FWCs) in your neighborhood that are interested, including a few people who are willing to do some initial organizing. The households do not need to be contiguous, just within your eventual zone.
  • When expanding an existing FWC, no minimum number of homes is required.
  • Set up an initial informational meeting with the BFD Firewise liaison (currently Chief Kevin Revilla at KRevilla@berkeleyca.gov).
  • Advertise the meeting in your neighborhood, through email lists and flyers.
  • After the meeting, assemble a core team to conduct recruiting, decide on a boundary, make a map, and choose a name for the community.
  • If starting a new Firewise group, create an account on the Firewise website: Log in | Firewise (not required if joining an existing group)
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