Wildfire Hazard Mitigation
Central Marin Fire Department actively engages in wildfire hazard mitigation, vegetation management, and risk reduction in Larkspur and Corte Madera, CA.
For questions related to Wildfire Hazard Mitigation and Vegetation Management, please contact Hazard Mitigation Specialist Todd Lando at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority, authorized by voters in March 2020, is actively underway. Funding and potential projects are underway in Larkspur and Corte Madera For questions about MWPA and its impacts in Larkspur and Corte Madera, please contact WIldfire Hazard Mitigation Specialist Todd Lando at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Vegetation Management
Central Marin Fire Department does not develop specific vegetation management plans for properties. We recommend a general prescription for wildfire vegetation fuels management within 200' of structures that typically includes:
- Removal of non-native, invasive shrubs including Scotch, French, and Spanish broom.
- Removal of non-native, fire hazardous trees less than 6" DBH (diameter) including acacias, eucalyptus, italian cypress, and most non indigenous conifers.
- Removal of dead vegetation, including shrubs and trees, downed limbs less than 8" diameter
- Selective limbing of trees to increase ground/canopy separation to 6'-10' minimum (or 1/3 the height of the tree), remove deadwood, and improve the health and structure of trees.
- Removal of tree limbs or shrubs overhanging roadways (within 15' vertically of road surfaces) that restrict fire apparatus access or resident egress.
- Selective removal of non-native or overgrown shrubs and vegetation which is likely to increase hazardous vegetation fuels by impeding access for maintenance (examples may include himalayan blackberry, or in some cases poison oak, on a case-by-case, location specific basis).
- Cutting, mowing, or grazing of dry annual grasses within 100' of structures or 10'-30' of roadways.