Message from Chief Ari Delay and the Board of the La Honda Fire Brigade

Please Help La Honda Fire Brigade's Emergency Medical Responder Jeremy Word After a Serious Accident

On December 2nd, Jeremy Word—an Emergency Medical Responder with the La Honda Fire Brigade—was checking out vehicles at the Firehouse when he fell and hit his head. Jeremy was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at the hospital, where he remains.

While Jeremy's long-term prognosis is good, he faces a lengthy road of rehabilitation and physical therapy to fully recover.

Like all La Honda Fire Brigade members, Jeremy is a volunteer—he receives no salary for his service. For his day job, he works as an independent contractor in talent management. While he recovers, he'll have no income and no employer-provided health insurance.

Workers' Compensation covers his current hospitalization, but many costs fall outside that coverage. We want to help with:

• Medical equipment (walker, bath chair, and other aids)

• Transportation to and from medical appointments

• Food and utilities during recovery

• Medical bills not covered by Workers' Compensation

As an EMR, Jeremy has responded to countless calls in our community, helping neighbors through some of the toughest moments of their lives. He's given up weekend after weekend at La Honda's chipper programs—always with the biggest smile. Whether it's answering a 3 a.m. call for a heart attack or unloading truckloads of branches, Jeremy shows up. Every time.

Now it's our turn to show up for him.

Please contribute what you can to take one worry off Jeremy's mind during this difficult time.

Thank you!

Chief Ari Delay

Board of Directors, La Honda Fire Brigade 

GoFundMe link:

https://gofund.me/290c356dd

Neighborhood Chipping Program A Success

Our community turned out again to make La Honda Chipping one of the most successful programs. In July we collected 475 loads of woody, yard waste, matching last year's numbers and proving there's demand for reducing fuel hazard around our homes.

Our thanks to all the dedicated volunteers who make this happen.

La Honda Fuel Break Project Underway

The RCD has brought together 21 private and public landowners and land managers to complete this fuel break and has the strong support of the community, Fire Safe San Mateo County, and government officials. The fuel break is expected to treat approximately 250 acres through the reduction of dense vegetation and removing ladder fuels (fuel that can carry fire into the trees canopy from the ground like a ladder) such as small-diameter trees and brush. In the event of a wildfire, this would provide safe access for fire engines and firefighting personnel, support the creation of firelines, and potentially slow the spread and lower fire intensity.

Work on the project is expected to extend into 2025.

RCD's La Honda fuel break project page.

Project overview map.

Project detailed maps.