West Marin

Red Flag Warning Sat., 9 pm - Mon., 9 pm

Red Flag Warning In Effect for Marin County. Residents are advised to exercise extreme caution during the Red Flag Warning because a simple spark could cause a major wildfire, including the use of equipment and machinery as well as smoking. Please report potential new fires to 911.

Posted by

Lynn Axelrod

09/25/2020 - 3:47pm

West Marin

Free Chipping, Point Reyes Station, Reg Reqd

Point Reyes Station free chipper event run by FIRESafeMarin & funded by the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority (MWPA) is set for Wednesday, Nov. 11.

Posted by

Lynn Axelrod

09/22/2020 - 3:26pm

West Marin

Evacuation Checklist-We're Still in Fire Season

Reposting: This has, in a nutshell, what FireSafe Marin wants you to know. Bottom of p. 2 lists what to put in your Go-bag. More info: https://www.pointreyesdisastercouncil.org/safety-information ~posted by Lynn, pointreyesdisastercouncil.org

Posted by

Lynn Axelrod

09/21/2020 - 11:16pm

West Marin

Sign Up for Both AlertMarin & Nixle

Reposting: AlertMarin & Nixle have different ways of reaching you & supplement each other. Register for both. Please continue reading the following explanation. AlertMarin relies on a “geocode," ie, a digital locater, that makes phone calls that may go wider than necessary (simplified explanation).

Posted by

Lynn Axelrod

09/12/2020 - 12:27pm

West Marin

Remaining Evac Warnings Lifted Today at 4 pm; Fire Perimeter Map

Per Marin Sheriff: Effective today (9/9/20) at 4 p.m., the Marin County Sheriff's Office in collaboration with the Marin County Fire Department is lifting the remaining Evacuation Warnings in West Marin. Evacuation Orders were previously lifted. Please make sure that you are registered for the AlertMarin system by signing up at www.alertm

Posted by

Lynn Axelrod

09/09/2020 - 2:42pm

West Marin

Fairfax-Bolinas Rd. closed/se cierra Ridgecrest to H. 1

Fairfax-Bolinas Rd: closed effective immediately from Ridgecrest to Hwy 1 until Wed at 8AM due to Red Flag Warning & fire danger; per Marin Sheriff; se cierra inmediatamente desde Ridgecrest hasta la Hwy 1 hasta el miércoles a las 8 a. M. Debido a una advertencia de bandera roja y peligro de incendio.

Posted by

Lynn Axelrod

09/07/2020 - 1:06pm

West Marin

Winds Picking Up & Red Flag Alert: Begins Tonight, Links to NOAA; Briefing

Per Marin Fire Chief Jason Weber at this morning's Woodward Incident Briefing: winds will be picking up, coming from the northeast. Red Flag Alert begins tonight. Containment 95%. Link to Briefing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ci5u4h0VzA

Posted by

Lynn Axelrod

09/07/2020 - 12:23pm

West Marin

Update on Evacuation Orders & Warnings 7:00 pm 9/2/20

https://local.nixle.com/alert/8221536/?sub_id=0Effective 9/2/2020 at 7PM the Marin County Sheriffs Office

Posted by

Susan Brayton

09/02/2020 - 7:19pm

West Marin

Daily Woodward Fire Updates in Spanish - PRNS

2020 Woodward Fire - Youtube: 2020 Woodward Fire Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrAW3grMdl_cJ7u_ZcwLB7A

Posted by

Susan Brayton

08/31/2020 - 5:21pm

West Marin

Evacuation warning lifted for Bolinas

https://local.nixle.com/alert/8213150/?sub_id=0

Posted by

Susan Brayton

08/29/2020 - 2:09pm

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