Community Risk Reduction Coordinator position at the Plumas County Fire Safe Council strengthens community resilience, supports fire service partners, and helps residents reduce wildfire risk through collaboration education, and proactive mitigation efforts.

Primary programs include:

Plumas County Fire Chiefs Association Support: strengthens the administrative and organizational capacity of the Association, supporting its mission to organize, lead, and advance fire services throughout Plumas County. This role provides coordinated meeting support and documentation, one-on-one consultation and coordination with individual fire chiefs, and ongoing monitoring and reporting to both the Fire Chiefs Association and the Fire Safe Council.

Current initiatives supported through the PCFCA Support position include:

• Enhancing internal and external communication and strengthening partnerships with:
  • Plumas County Board of Supervisors
  • Behavioral Health Commission
  • Emergency Medical Care Committee
  • Sheriff’s Office
  • Plumas County Office of Emergency Services
  • Plumas National Forest
  • LMU CAL FIRE
  • PG&E
• Website updates and ongoing management of the PCFCA Facebook account
• Coordination of the American Red Cross Sound the Alarm program
• Hosting the HazMat First Responder Operations (FRO) course
• Regional coordination for Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) applications for new structural PPE
• Supporting the development of a Firefighter Peer Support Team
• Creation and implementation of the PCFCA Strategic Visioning Work Plan (2026–2028)
• Development and distribution of a comprehensive fire department grant resource list

Fire Safe Home Visits: providing free, personalized wildfire preparedness assessment for homeowners in Plumas County. During each visit, the assessor evaluates the home's defensible space, home hardening opportunities, and other wildfire risks, the provides practical recommendations to help better protect the home and property. 

Sound the Alarm: installs free smoke detectors in homes which can cut the risk of death from home fires in half. This is a partnership with American Red Cross which provides the smoke alarms and educational material.