About
Us
Learn more about the MCFSC’s 23-year history of serving the community.
Current
Funding
Discover what our current cost-share grant programs can do for you!
Outreach & Education
See previous presentations and request a guest speaker for your next event.
Helpful
Links
Find all the information you need to increase your wildfire resilience!
About Us
For over twenty years, the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council has been helping the residents of the San Jacinto Mountains with wildfire education and preparedness. What started as a small group of passionate residents quickly grew into a robust 501(c)3 non-profit organization with millions of dollars in grant funding.
Working together with local contractors, governmental agencies, other non-profits, foresters, homeowners, and volunteers, the MCFSC implements fuels reduction projects across 40,000 acres in our mountaintop communities.
Prepare for Wildfire
Clear your space. Secure your place. Be ready.
Defensible Space
Creating defensible space gives firefighters a fighting chance and your home a better shot at survival when wildfire strikes. Help them help you!
Home Hardening
Boost your home’s wildfire resilience with simple, low‑cost retrofits—like sealing gaps, adding ember screens, and fitting gutter guards—to stop fire in its tracks.
Emergency Response
In an emergency, knowing where to turn can save lives. Stay informed, stay connected, and know your go-to sources before disaster strikes.
The Woodies
MCFSC’s volunteer team, “The Woodies” are a diverse group of retired and active firefighters, nurses, school teachers and administrators, social workers, law enforcement, hairdressers, authors, art historians, and illustrators.
The Woodies donate thousands of hours in labor each year. Brush clearing, weed whacking, raking, and hauling debris is essential in keeping our communities fire-resistant & The Woodies are part of that effort!
Services
Click Here to access our Applications for Service
Abatement and Dead Trees
MCFSC Field Staff will visit your property to conduct an assessment of your defensible space and tree health, to determine if our grant programs are right for you. Find out how we can save you money!
Gold-Spotted Oak Borers (GSOB)
MCFSC Field Staff will visit your property to catalog and collect data about your oak trees. All non-personal information is relayed to CAL FIRE, the USFS, and UCR to assist in making informed management decisions across the state.
Outreach and Education
MCFSC Staff are happy to provide outreach and education regarding wildfire prevention and forest health. Whether one-on-one, at your next HOA meeting, or in front of a large group, help us help you by sharing our knowledge.
Our team
Small but mighty, the MCFSC team gets it done!
Callie Squires
Executive Director
Kim Fryer
FIELD SPECIALIST, WOODIES COORDINATOR
Jan Scott
FIELD SPECIALIST
Sami Curtis
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
What are you waiting for?
Ready to take the next step? Complete your Application for Service today!
MCFSC Story Map
Take a look back at some of the remarkable projects we’ve participated in over the years.
Testimonials
We love helping our community. See what our neighbors are saying.
I can’t say enough good things about the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council. Their team has been an incredible resource in helping us make our property safer from wildfire. I am soooo grateful there’s an affordable option for abatement and tree felling!
M. Sparks
MCFSC guided us every step of the way with kindness and professionalism. It’s clear they care deeply about protecting not just homes, but the entire mountain community. Thanks to their support, we feel safer and more empowered to do our part.
J. Oliver
When we had a big dead tree too close to the propane tank, I wasn’t sure how we’d afford to deal with it… then a neighbor told me about the Fire Safe Council. They came out and got that tree safely removed. This organization is a true asset to our region!
C. Rosas
Contact us
Our office is open Monday through Thursday, 8am – 4pm
Fridays by appointment only.