A full-capacity audience of over 400 people came together in Marin County (with over 300 joining online) for the Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force’s Spring 2025 Regional Meeting. Hosted by Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority and Fire Safe Marin, the agenda and activities focused on critical issues related to community wildfire risk reduction and landscape management in Marin County and lessons from the Los Angeles fires.

If you couldn’t make it in person, or missed the real-time webinar, video recordings are available below.

SPRING REGIONAL MEETING AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

• Lessons from the Los Angeles Fires: Presenters highlighted key lessons from the 2025 LA wildfires relating to response, community safety, ecosystem resilience and home hardening.
  
• Building Resilient Communities in Marin and Beyond: Regional leaders shared their progress and priorities for protecting communities since the 2017 North Bay wildfires.
• Director’s Report: Director Wright presented the Task Force’s 2025 Key Deliverables outlining the highest priority actions underway this year to increase wildfire resilience across the state.
• Emergency Proclamation on Wildfire Prevention Projects: Secretary Crowfoot discussed the Governor’s State of Emergency to expedite projects intended to protect California communities from catastrophic wildfire.
• Tools for Improving Community Resilience: A panel of experts explored local and state-level initiatives that are defining data needs, driving down wildfire risk, and influencing access to affordable insurance.
• Expanding Career Pathways in Fire & Forestry: Recent graduates of the FIRE Foundry program shared perspectives on priorities for employee-centered career and workforce development programs.