Category: Firewise Posts

Dear Neighbors, Despite our best Firewise efforts to clear defensible space and harden our homes, we all know that we need to be ready for a worst case wildfire emergency scenario. Wind-blown embers can travel a mile or more. So regardless of whether we live at the top of Bayside Acres bordering the San Pedro…

Our first Bayside Acres Firewise Newsletter is packed with four pages of time-sensitive resources and information. Our dry winter and gusty winds may have you wondering what you can do to protect your home from wildfire. Northern California’s official fire season begins in June, but there’s plenty to do now. And resources to help you. Did you…

Below is an email that was sent to the BANA email list. If you did not receive this email and you are an owner or resident within Bayside Acres, you are potentially missing very important local and timely information. To be placed on our email list, please contact webmaster@baysideacres.org and provide your name, email and…

Below is an email sent to all those on our BANA email list. If you did not receive this via email, too, please send your email address to webmaster@baysideacres.org to be put on our list. Thanks,Alan SchaevitzBoard Member and Webmaster

Two news flashes from your Bayside Acres Firewise Team (BAFT): Chipper Day and Eucalyptus removal. Chipper Day June 21 (actually, Chipper Week) In the Bayside Acres community, FireSAFE Marin crews served 25 residents. Their available reservation slots were sold out, and our community alone accounted for almost a quarter of all work completed that week in the our general area. Between those…

Some insurance companies are beginning to recognize the value of a community obtaining this certification and offer modest discounts. Some may require it to avoid insurance cancellation. If you insurance needs to see the Bayside Acres Firewise USA certificate, go to the Firewise Certificate page to see and download it.

Our first Chipper Day on August 27, 2020 was such a huge success with over 21 residences participating that Firesafe Marin offered a second day on October 7, 2020 (which ended up being October 8). We had over 25 residences registered for this second event. All of this debris being chipped and removed adds to…

The Chipper Day last August 27th was a rousing success! It was so successful that Firesafe Marin has offered a second Chipper Day for our community on October 7, 2020. Registration is open as of today. Go to the Firesafe Marin Chipper Day web page to sign up. You can place a pile up to…