Who We Are

San Diego County has been home to three of the ten largest fires in California. The 2003 Cedar Fire is still the largest single fire in the nation, and the 2007 wildfires created the largest evacuation in our nation’s history. Wildfires not only destroy life and property, but also damage our air, watersheds, wildlife habitat, health, and our quality of life.

Helping San Diego residents prevent, prepare for, and deal with the aftermath of these devastating wildfires is the goal of the Fire Safe Council of San Diego County. Through our programs and our support of community Fire Safe Councils, we are committed to making San Diego fire safe.

The Fire Safe Council of San Diego County was formed in 1997 as a nonprofit corporation (501c3) in the state of California through a collaboration between the Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County (RCD), along with local, state, federal, and tribal fire agency partners. The RCD manages the programs and the funds for the Fire Safe Council of San Diego County.

The University City Fire Safe Council is a member of the California Fire Safe Council and the Fire Safe Council of San Diego County. The Resource Conservation District oversees the San Diego County Fire Safe Councils as the umbrella organization for the nearly 50 local Fire Safe Councils. For more information about the FSC of San Diego County, visit http://firesafesdcounty.org/.

All Fire Safe Council members have the following common goals:

• Promote Fire Safety Education

• Encourage Pre-Fire Management

• Participate in Fire Safe Council Programs and Activities

For recent news and posts about the University City Fire Safe Council as posted on the University City News site, visit https://www.universitycitynews.org/category/sdfd/. For information about the history of the University City Fire Safe Council, visit https://www.universitycitynews.org/fire-safe-council-university-city/.