News

Join us for the Fire Resources Fair on April 27, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Mateel Community Center in Redway. Over 12 organizations will be represented with a panel discussion at 1pm and a presentation by Yana Valachovic on defensible space, home hardening, and fire insurance tips at 3pm.

Sign up here Residents in the greater Shelter Cove and Southern Humboldt areas who want free chipper services are encouraged to sign up online today. You will be notified as soon as enough homes are signed up in your neighborhood for a local chipper crew from Lost Coast Tree and Habitat to chip your debris…

Sign up here Residents who want free chipper services are encouraged to sign up online today. You will be notified as soon as enough homes are signed up in your area for a local chipper crew from Lost Coast Tree and Habitat to come to your neighborhood and chip your debris pile free of charge.…

This Sunday, April 30th, come out and celebrate the formation of the Ettersburg Fire Safe Council and support Telegraph Ridge Fire Department at their Annual Barbeque 1-6PM! Live music will be performed by Ray Bevatori, The Breakers, and Hill Honey and the Wildcats! The event will also include a bake sale, raffle and games for…

Please join us on Saturday, April 15th from 2pm-6pm for this FREE family-friendly community event. We will have live music, food, many raffle prizes, a Kidzone and Fire Trucks! We are celebrating a string of recent successes for our southern Humboldt fire community, including: – Local voters saying YES to expanding the Garberville Fire Protection…

This Saturday 2-9pm Under the Garberville Town Clock during the Christmas Lighted Truck Parade! We’ll be hosting a firefighter’s chili bowl at Garberville’s Small Town Christmas Lighted Truck Parade on December 17th. The chili and homemade cornbread will be made and donated by Chris Valk from Il Forno Bakery. We’ll be under the clock in…

Saturday, December 10th, 4:30-9:00 PM at the Benbow KOA Friendship Hall Support your local volunteer fire department and enjoy a crab dinner! This family event will help the Garberville Fire Protection District fund the Measure “U” ballot initiative, which if passed will provide the GFPD with the support it needs to continue providing quality emergency…

Tuesday, October 25th at 5pm Garberville Fire Safe is a group that has been working all year on preparing our community for the reality of wildfires. Join us at the Garberville Civic Club for a presentation of their Firewise Action Plan and Community Risk Assessment. These documents were prepared in collaboration with the Garberville Fire…

Monday, October 17th at 5pm via Zoom These monthly meetings will focus on the effort to support the ballot measure for the special tax that will support the Garberville Fire Protection District, expand its boundaries, and improve its ability to serve the community. We are calling this effort the “Friends of GFPD“, and Monday will…