September 2021 update: The University City Fire Safe Council is pleased to announce that the University City Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP 2021) has received final approval from the SD Fire-Rescue Department, the San Diego County Fire Safe Council, and CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire.
The Community Wildfire Protection Plan is a blueprint for fire prevention and preparedness at the neighborhood level. The CWPP organizes our community’s efforts to protect our community from both structural fires and wildfires, and empowers residents and community members to move in a cohesive, common direction.
The University City Fire Safe Council developed the Community Wildfire Protection Plan collaboratively with input from residents and community members, the City of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department and federal, state, county, and City of San Diego management agencies. The Fire Safe Council’s CWPP development team thanks representatives from the agencies and community groups who supported our efforts.
Review the 2021 Community Wildfire Protection Plan for University City at: University City Final 2021 CWPP
June 24, 2021 update: At the request of the CWPP review committee of the San Diego County Fire Safe Council, the University City Fire Safe Council has updated and resubmitted its Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). The plan is currently under review by the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department and the San Diego County Fire Safe Council.
June 14, 2021 update: The University City Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) has been reviewed and “approved with revisions” by the CWPP review committee of the San Diego County Fire Safe Council. Our local Fire Safe Council has been requested to make to revisions to the Evacuation Planning section. We are meeting with the SDFD and County Fire Safe Council to review the University City CWPP and make revisions as needed.
May 25, 2021: The University City Fire Safe Council is pleased and proud to announce that the Community Wildfire Protection plan has been reviewed and approved by the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. We thank all our agency partners and community contributors. The University City Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) is currently under review by the San Diego County Fire Safe Council at http://firesafesdcounty.org/. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us via email at UCFireSafeCouncil@gmail.com
May 19, 2021: The comment period is now complete and the CWPP is undergoing final revisions.
April 1, 2021 through May 19, 2021: The Fire Safe Council is seeking comments, suggestions, and feedback on the First Draft of the University City area Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP).
Please note: Comments, suggestions, and feedback will be reviewed and considered by the Fire Safe Council when developing its final draft CWPP. The final draft will be reviewed and approved by the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department as well as the County and State Fire Safe Councils. A completed and approved CWPP will enable the University City Fire Safe Council to become eligible for grant funding for fire prevention and preparation activities. The comment, suggestion, feedback period for the draft CWPP is open now through May 15, 2021.
- Background information on Fire Safe Council and CWPP is available at: https://www.universitycitynews.org/fsc-community-wildfire-protection-plan-cwpp-overview-and-maps/
- To learn more about the University City Fire Safe Council, visit https://www.universitycitynews.org/fire-safe-council-university-city/
- For information about fire prevention, services, programs, and preparation tips from the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, visit https://www.sandiego.gov/fire