Solano County Emergency Services – Fire Ready / Harden Your Home resources

How it works

This is a county preparedness and education page, not a funding program. It encourages residents to get ready for wildfires by hardening their home, creating defensible space, and preparing for evacuation.

What it covers

The page explains three core home-hardening actions: harden your home, create defensible space, and use fire-resistant plants in landscaping. It also points homeowners to additional wildfire-preparedness resources including the Living with Wildland Fires Handbook, evacuation guidance, home-readiness tips, animal protection planning, and local fire safe councils.

Local fire safe councils and community programs

The page links to several local fire safe councils: Benicia Fire Safe Council, Glen Cove Fire Safe Council, Green Valley Fire Safe Council, Pleasants Valley Fire Safe Council, and Solano Fire Safe Council. It also links to California Fire Safe Council, which is described as supporting communities through grant funding, programmatic support, and technical assistance, and to Firewise USA resources and sites in good standing.

What homeowners should know

The page’s purpose is to help residents reduce wildfire risk and prepare for evacuation. It provides practical guidance and resource links, but it does not state any homeowner incentive amount, matching requirement, application process, deadline, or eligibility criteria for financial assistance.