Weekly roundup for June 20, 2025

Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: 

1. One less spark, one less wildfire
2. Free wildfire risk assessments now underway
3. Are you prepared for wildfire season?
4. Latest County of Sonoma career opportunities
5. Other Sonoma County news of note

One Less Spark, One Less Wildfire

Did you know 95 percent of California wildfires are caused by human activity? Here are some tips to keep our communities safe this fire season:

• Mow your lawn before 10 a.m. – keep a fire extinguisher or hose nearby and never mow if it’s windy.
• Avoid using power tools that create sparks near dry vegetation.
• Fully extinguish campfires – drown, stir, feel.
• Keep grills away from dry vegetation.
• Maintain vehicles to prevent sparks – secure all chains and remove dragging parts.
• Follow local burn regulations and bans – plan, verify, apply.
• Clear dry leaves and debris from your yard.

 Learn more: https://www.fire.ca.gov/prevention

Get additional preparedness tips: https://socoemergency.org/get-ready/

Free Wildfire Risk Assessments Now Underway 

Beginning this week, local fire departments will be out in neighborhoods across Sonoma County offering curbside wildfire risk evaluations—at no cost to homeowners. Eligible areas include Lower Russian River – Guerneville, Larkfield-Wikiup – Mark West, Penngrove and Sonoma Mountain.

Trained wildfire mitigation specialists — working with Rancho Adobe Fire District and Sonoma County Fire District — will assess your home’s defensible space and home hardening from the street. Because the assessment can be done from the curb, you don’t need to be home.

If your property is assessed, you’ll receive a door hanger with a unique code to access your Preliminary Wildfire Risk Report online.

• It’s free
• It’s educational, not enforcement
• It’s your chance to reduce risk before peak fire season

Access your report or schedule a visit: www.SoCoAdapts.org/wrc

Questions? Email: WRC@Sonoma-County.org

Sonoma County Fair is Just Weeks Away

The biggest summer celebration in Sonoma County is just weeks away, Aug. 1-10, and buying pre-sale is your ticket to savings and fun:

• Rides that flip, elevate, spin and accelerate
• Foods deep fried and piled high
• Animals that moo, neigh, cluck and bray
• Music that’ll get you and your crew grooving and moving
• Local competition to see who’s #1 at snapping photos, crocheting, baking, Lego-ing, welding, painting, sculpting and so much more.

 Find out more at: https://sonomacountyfair.com/

Latest Career Opportunities with County of Sonoma

The County of Sonoma has fantastic job opportunities this week. Recent listings include: 

• Animal Health Technician - Extra-Help, Health Services — https://bit.ly/44ae93L
• Deputy Director - Engineering & Maintenance, Public Infrastructure — https://bit.ly/4e7pCFP
• Environmental Health Specialist Trainee, Health Services — https://bit.ly/3SWY9Ny
• Program Development Manager, Human Services — https://bit.ly/43Mlho4
• Supervising Planner, Permit — https://bit.ly/45ZAZ0o

Discover more job opportunities by visiting the County of Sonoma Careers Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/sococareers.

For more jobs and details, check out our career portal at https://bit.ly/3Js0XOg, or call (707) 565-2331.

Other Sonoma County News of Note

Sonoma County announces burn suspension on June 23
https://permitsonoma.org/sonomacountyannouncesburnsuspensiononjune23

Sonoma County to host Apostille Pop-up Shop event
https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/sonoma-county-to-host-apostille-pop-up-shop-event

Prescribed burn operations planned at Shiloh Ranch Regional Park
https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/prescribed-burn-operations-planned-at-shiloh-ranch-regional-park-x164085