Community Involvement

How We Got Here

The EFSC is a resident-member group with a lead working committee consisting of Tanner Speas, Robie Tenorio, Laurel Radloff, and Linda Hansen. This committee is tasked with creating an organizational strategic plan, business structure, board and by-laws that will support the formation of a board of directors and plan, fund and implement projects to make the greater Ettersburg area safer and more resilient in the case of disaster.
Communication, planning and implementation of the capacity grant requirements are being organized through group email, committee work, and community meetings.
The EFSC functions in partnership with the TRFPD in the mission to make the greater Ettersburg area more fire adapted, hardened and prepared for potential emergencies.
Since its founding, the EFSC organized their first community meeting on October 20, 2022. Agenda included a community review of a recent wildfire in the district, a road sign project proposal in coordination with the County of Humboldt, and a Mattole Fire Atlas mapping review and update in partnership with the Mattole Restoration Council.
Since then the lead committee has met several times to begin developing the organizational structure and brainstorming project needs in the community. The Telegraph Ridge Annual Fundraising Barbecue was aimed primarily on EFSC Outreach and included a Fire Safe information table with educational materials, and a list of potential projects to consider for the future.
Accomplishments to date also include the creation of an Emergency Planning Map with identified neighborhood units, and a resident member database. We are in the process of identifying leaders for each neighborhood to be on the council.
The EFSC enjoys the support of the Southern Humboldt Fire Safe Council, and is collaborating closely with MRC, Trees, and other Fire Departments, Firewise Groups and Fire Protection Districts to organize our cooperative efforts to best serve our shared fire sheds.