Coalition for Fire Safe Communities

The Coalition for Fire Safe Communities (CFSC) is a nonprofit organization founded to help high fire risk communities in California design and implement a fire prevention system to provide an additional line of defense against wildfires.
Wildfire damage
Statistics from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shows a rapid growth in damage in dollars due to wildfires. The cost of property loss, damages, suppression, recovery, rebuilding and lawsuits can cost billions of dollars. Homes located in California high fire hazardous zones are at the mercy of uncontrollable winds and fires during firestorms.
History
The Coalition for Fire Safe Communities was founded in March 2008 in response to the 2007 Corral Canyon Fire by Malibu resident and planning consultant Don Schmitz. The Executive Director is Carl Schurtz.
The purpose of the organization is to develop local and statewide support for a proposed water tank/main model for the Santa Monica Mountains/Malibu region.
Fire fighting infrastructure
CFSC's fire prevention and protection plan encompasses water tanks and attached water mains that are strategically placed along ridgelines and major roads, to protect clusters of homes and neighborhoods in the Santa Monica Mountains/Malibu region. With these additional prepositioned fire breaks and water mains, wildfire protection will be enhanced. When activated, the system will look similar to a huge network of sprinklers.
The plan has an estimated budget of $25 million.

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