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DEFENSIBLE SPACE INSPECTIONS Defensible space refers to the management of vegetation around structures to reduce the possibility that a wildfire will ignite the structure. We perform defensible space inspections year-round by request with scheduled inspections in the spring through the summer enforcing State and County defensible space laws. The State Law is Public Resources Code 4291 and applies to improved parcels. The County Ordinance is Chapter 13A and applies to improved and unimproved parcels. Refer to CAL FIRE’s website. Please contact us if you would like a defensible space inspection or to discuss what defensible space is. ​ Relevant Defensible Space Laws ​ PRC 4291 Chapter 13A Ordinance AB 38 Defensible Space Inspections A law (AB 38) went into effect on July 1, 2021 that requires a seller of a property to have documentation of a compliant defensible space inspection if the property is located in: State Responsibility Area (SRA) ranked as either High or Very High fire hazard severity zone (FHSZ), or Local Responsibility Area (LRA) ranked as Very High FHSZ There is no LRA ranked as very high FHSZ in the Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District and thus all these requests must/should be referred to CAL FIRE using CAL FIRE’s website. ​ Step 1: Click the “Defensible Space” button/icon. Step 2: Click the “defensible space inspection request form” hyperlink on the left side of the webpage. Step 3: Click the blue “Fire Hazard Severity Zone” to determine if the property is located in SRA High or Very High FHSZ. 77% of the SRA in the District is either Very High or High. If the property is not located in a gray colored area, it is LRA. Bright red is LRA Very High (see west side of Cloverdale), the lighter red is SRA Very High, light orange is SRA High, and light yellow is SRA Moderate. SRA Moderate does not require a AB 38 inspection. Step 4: Click “Next” box on Step 2 website if property is located in SRA High or Very High. Step 5: Complete Requester Information, “Next” box, and compete inspection request form. After following these steps, a CAL FIRE representative will contact the requester. ​ ​ ​

SERVICE AREA MAP MISSION & VALUES HISTORY STAFF BOARD SERVICE AREA MAP The Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District protects over 273 square miles. The District responds to over 600 emergencies each year and serves approximately 7,000 residents. We serve Knights Valley, Franz Valley, Alexander Valley, Chalk Hill, Dry Creek Valley, the Geysers, Geyserville, parts of unincorporated Healdsburg and Lake Sonoma. There are 6 paid firefighters, 1 part-time fire chief, 1 part-time administrative manager, 25 volunteer firefighters and a fuels crew.

SERVICE AREA MAP MISSION & VALUES HISTORY STAFF BOARD HISTORY The Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District had its beginnings in 1904, when twenty-four citizens signed the roster as volunteer firemen and A. Thompson was unanimously selected as the Fire Chief. The committee on apparatus was instructed to purchase fifty feet of hose and two nozzles. B.W. Feldmeyer offered to give space for the erection of a hose cart house at the rear of his brick building and Mr. Thompson was instructed to begin construction of a hose cart immediately. Early equipment consisted of two hand pulled chemical carts and a hand pulled hose reel. One of the chemical carts is still in the possession of the fire department and is on display at the Geyserville Fire Station. The first fire station was a small building erected at the corner of Geyserville Ave and Hwy 128. It had a bell on a tower, which was rung to call the volunteers in case of a fire. That same bell can still be seen on display at Geyserville Fire Station. In 1920, Harold Sullivan became the fire chief; he later went on to be the chief in Healdsburg for many years. In the mid-1920s the May Day festival was started at the Hoffman Grove for the purpose of raising funds to purchase a fire engine. A Model A chassis for the first engine was purchased in about 1931. The body of the engine was built at A. Lampson & Sons Garage by J.L. Chittenden, Everett Lampson, J.B. Dickson, Aldo Lombardi and others. The first firehouse for that engine was Oscar Teaby’s blacksmith shop next to the Odd Fellows Hall. With the advent of motorized fire apparatus, the Geyserville volunteers saw their area expand south to Lytton, east to include the rest of the Alexander Valley, north to Asti and west to cover the upper half of the Dry Creek Valley. The 1950s saw several major changes in the Department. In 1950 a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held to reorganize the department, add more members, and to elect a Board of Commissioners. Leo Beers was elected Chief, L.C. Smith and Leslie Meyer assistant chiefs, and Everett Lampson, Bates Dickson, Harvy Rose and J.L. Chittenden commissioners. In 1953 the Model A engine and $500 was traded for a 1941 Ford Navy Crash Truck from the King City Naval Air Station. This engine was in-service until the early 1990s. In 1958 a site for a new fire station in Geyserville was purchased from George Remmel. Plans were drawn up and a cinder block structure was built in the mid-1960s with volunteer labor. A second building behind the station was built in 1989. In 1975 the Geyserville Volunteer Fire Department took in the boundaries of the Alexander Valley School District and formed the Alexander Valley Division of the Geyserville Volunteer Fire Department. Though it was part of the Geyserville Volunteer Fire Department, the Alexander Valley Division had its own fire chief and roster of volunteers. Eugene Saini was the Fire Chief. The fire station was in Russel Greene’s barn across from the Alexander Valley school and was later moved to Truman Clark’s property at the intersection of Highway 128 and Alexander Valley Road. The siren was on top of Goodyear’s hay barn. Alexander Valley Division’s first engine was a 1956 International pumper-taker from Ventura County which held 1400 gallons of water. It was destroyed in 1976 in a fire-related accident on Ida Clayton Road that also injured firefighter Dale Goode. The second apparatus was a 1941 Ford truck from Frank Palmer and Eddie Demoscene. In 1989, after many years of auctions and fundraisers, the Andrews Fire House was built and dedicated near the intersection of Highway 128 and Alexander Valley Road, where it stands today. To report an emergency, there were four phones- Lampson’s Tractor, Mickey’s Bar, and the residences of both Carrie Robertson and Lucille Rose. After receiving report of an emergency, the siren would be activated to alert the volunteers. In 1996 the Geyserville Volunteer Fire Department became the Geyserville Fire Protection District. The first District board or directors consisted of Paul Bernier, Tim Barnard, Robert Stewart, Michael Pigoni, and Fred Peterson. Dean Turbeville was the Fire Chief and Eugene Saini became Assistant Chief. A third fire station, the Dry Creek Valley Fire Station, was built in 2001. In 2004, after purchasing additional land adjoining the fire station, the District began construction of a new 12,000 square foot fire station in Geyserville. In September 2005 construction was complete on the current Geyserville Fire Station. In 2018 the District started a Wildland Fuels Crew with grant money to reduce wildfire risk by reducing vegetation alongside roadways. In 2019 the District changed its name to Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District and annexed the Knights Valley Fire Company. That same year, three full-time firefighters were hired to bring year-round staffing up to two. FIRE CHIEFS 1904 - ? A. Thompson 1920 - 1931 Howard Sullivan 1931 - 1950 J. Bates Dickson 1950 - 1975 Leo “Slim” Beers 1975 - 1989 Ray Pigoni 1989 - 1992 Richard Dilworth 1992 - 2003 Dean Turbeville 2003 - 2013 Paul Pigoni 2013 - Present Marshall Turbeville

CONTACT US CONTACT PHONE: (707) 857-4373 PO BOX 217 GEYSERVILLE, CA 95441 PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 20975 Geyserville Ave Geyserville, CA 95441 ​ NAME HOW CAN WE HELP? EMAIL *DO NOT USE THIS TO REPORT AN EMERGENCY Submit Thanks for submitting! FIRE STATION TOURS FIRE STATION TOURS We offer fire safety presentations and tours at your school or as a field trip to the Geyserville Fire Station. To book your tour, call 707-857-4373. CPR TRAINING The District has trained CPR instructors on staff for CPR certification. Please call the Fire Station for more information. CPR TRAINING

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ​ ​ click here for application WILDLAND FUELS TECHNICIAN ​ Applications for Wildland Fuels Technicians (fuel crew members) will be accepted on a continuous basis with positions filled as necessary. ​ JOB ANNOUNCEMENT WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER ​ Applications for Wildland Firefighter will be accepted on a continuous basis with positions filled as necessary. ​ JOB ANNOUNCEMENT EXPLORER PROGRAM ​ The Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District is proud to partner with the Cloverdale Fire Protection District to offer an Explorer Program for youth ages 14 - 17 years old. Please call the Geyserville Fire Station at 707-857-4373 or click the link below. ​ MORE INFO VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS ​ Are you interested in learning life saving skills and helping the community? The following is a list of minimum qualifications and commitments: Pass background investigation Pass annual physical fitness test and regular physical exams C omplete a volunteer training academy Commit to four 12-hour daytime shifts per month ​ Please contact Captain Mendez at cmendez@nosocofire.com for all inquiries regarding Volunteer Firefighter. ​ COMMUNITY OUTREACH SPECIALIST ​ Applications for Community Outreach Specialist are due August 31, 2022 . ​ JOB ANNOUNCEMENT FORESTRY TECHNICIAN 5 ​ Applications for Forestry Technician 5 are due August 22, 2022 . ​ JOB ANNOUNCEMENT FORESTRY TECHNICIAN 4 ​ Applications for Forestry Technician 4 are due August 22, 2022 . ​ JOB ANNOUNCEMENT FORESTRY TECHNICIAN 3 ​ Applications for Forestry Technician 3 are due August 31, 2022 . ​ JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

SERVICE AREA MAP MISSION & VALUES HISTORY STAFF BOARD BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1/2 Current Board of Directors: Paul Bernier, Scott Newman, Tatsuo Okaya, Fred Peterson, Rob Stewart ​ As a fire protection district, Northern Sonoma County Fire is governed by an elected five-person Board of Directors. Anyone residing within the fire district boundaries, and who meets other legal requirements to hold public office, can run for a position on the Board. Elections are conducted every two years; each director serves a four-year term. If you are interested in being a candidate for the Northern Sonoma County Fire Board of Directors, contact the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters. ​ The Board of Directors conducts regular public meetings, in compliance with the Brown Act, on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm. In addition, the Board occasionally calls for a special meeting. Anyone who is interested in how the business of the fire district is conducted is welcome to attend and to comment on any item on the agenda. ​ Members of the public are welcome to address the Board about any item not on the agenda in the ‘public comment’ portion of each meeting’s agenda. All presentations made under public appearance are normally restricted to three (3) minutes in length per meeting unless the board President specifically authorizes additional time. ​ Reasonable accommodation will be made at the meeting for anyone having special needs due to disabilities. We request such person contact the Clerk of the Board at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. ​ Each meeting’s agenda is posted in two locations on the Monday before the regular Board meeting: at Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District, Geyserville Fire Station, 20975 Geyserville Ave and on this this website on the Board Agendas page. ​ Prior to each meeting, a Board packet is assembled, containing documents pertinent to agenda actions items along with copies of the District’s accounts payables, correspondence, and other items of general information for the Board. The Board packet is available for public viewing at Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District, Geyserville Fire Station, at 20975 Geyserville Ave by 7 p.m. on the Monday before the Board meeting. ​ ​

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