Our mission is to help Serrano homeowners reduce the risk of wind-driven embers igniting their homes and spreading fire through the community.

Description

Fire Safe Serrano is a nonprofit group of Serrano residents dedicated to helping homeowners reduce wildfire risk. We provide:

• Home and block assessments that help homeowners and neighbors understand their specific wildfire risk and identify practical mitigation actions informed by fire science and best practices.

• Education on Serrano-specific vulnerabilities, including home hardening and defensible-space strategies, delivered through emails, videos, social media posts, and community events.

• Annual Firewise USA® application, which maintains our community’s good standing and documents homeowner risk-reduction projects, volunteer efforts, and HOA investments in vegetation management across open space, production front yards, and common areas.

• Grant funding applications to support defensible-space and home-hardening projects in Serrano.

Founders

Ken Hansen

Village H

Bill Osgood

Village K5

Rich Langan

Village D1

Diane Ross

Village I

Partners

El Dorado County Fire Safe Council (Ken Pemlott, Chair)

El Dorado County Office of Wildfire Preparedness and Resilience (Tanya Harlow)

Serrano Owners' Association (Richard Biton, Board member)

Parker Development Company (Kirk Bone, Government Relations)

Serrano Country Club (Brandon Wagner, Superintendent)

El Dorado Hills Fire Department (Casey Ransdell, Fire Prevention)

Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado (Bryan Pooley, Battalion Chief)

Insurance Industry Representative (Phil Irwin, President Gold Insurance Solutions, California FAIR Plan representative)

United Policyholders (Joel Laucher, Program Specialist)