Mission

The primary mission of the Shasta County Fire Safe Council, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, shall be to help protect the citizens, property, and natural resources of Shasta County from the effects of catastrophic wildland fires. The intent of the Council is to:

Educate the public about fire threat issues and fire prevention measures
Serve community and neighborhood fire safety needs by becoming a focal point for information, cross-boundary synergy and coordinated action
Develop and coordinate a Fire Safety Plan, with the cooperation of local fire agencies and community level Fire Safe Councils within Shasta County
Improve evacuation routes and first responder access within Shasta County
Reduce the potential for fire loss damage; Draft for Coordination & Comments
Improve fire safety by reducing dangerous fuel load and other fire sources
Reduce vegetation waste stream to landfills
Promote a healthy forest and fire safe communities
Improve air and water quality
Secure grant funding for fuel reduction and other fire safe projects

The mission will be accomplished through interagency and neighborhood coordination, along with a strong public and private partnership focusing on public education, exchanging of information, and fostering fire prevention and fire safety to make homes, neighborhoods, and communities fire safe within Shasta County. This Fire Safe Council will operate through in-kind donations, volunteer participation and financial contributions.

Website Accessibility Policy

Shasta County Fire Safe Council, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Shasta County Fire Safe Council, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (530) 360-0120

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Shasta County Fire Safe Council, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Shasta County Fire Safe Council, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (530) 360-0120.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.

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