Thanks in advance to the La Honda Fire Brigade, Cuesta La Honda Guild, and San Mateo County Resource Conservation District, and to all the volunteers who make this happen.

9am-4pm 

July weekends: 6, 7 / 13, 14 / 20, 21 / 27, 28

Bring branches, limbs, and woody vegetation up to 9” in diameter.

Please don’t bring:

•  Poison oak, vines, grass clippings and weeds, bags of leaves.

• Construction or building materials, wire, nails, rocks, concrete, etc.

•  Trash, old furniture.

Drop off on Entrada Way, Cuesta La Honda, adjacent to the County corporation yard.

Be ready to unload your materials yourself.

This is meant for residential work only, no commercial use, thanks.

• 11:00 LifeFlight Demonstration.

• 10:00 - Noon Tour of the station every half hour.

• Noon Break for lunch.

• 1:00 Dedication of the remodel

• 2:00 Firefighter appreciation

 RSVP for free BBQ lunch on EventBrite

In - Person CERT Training is BACK in La Honda In our remodeled La Honda Fire Brigade meeting room and station.

CERT volunteers are trained to assist their families, neighbors, and other community members during emergencies when professional responders may not be immediately available. Once first responders are at the incident, CERT members may assist them in the field and staff the regional Department Operation Center (DOC). Training includes small fire suppression, light search & rescue, basic medical care, triage, Stop the Bleed, and emergency preparedness.

This CERT Class will consist of 12 hours of classroom training, with assigned homework, and 7 hours of skills training. Sessions 1 – 4 are on Wednesday evenings 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Skills Training is on Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Class Schedule

Sept. 4: Session 1 – Introduction, Disaster Preparedness, ICS Organization, Local Activation

Sept. 11: Session 2 – Medical Ops Part 1 and 2

Sept. 18: Session 3 – Fire Safety, Utilities, Disaster Psychology

Sept. 25: Session 4 – Light Search & Rescue, Communications, Terrorism

Sept. 28: Skills Day 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Register HERE

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.