The purpose of the project is to establish and maintain a defensible space zone along the perimeter of the City of Sausalito residential hillside communities between homes and open space areas. These communities are located on steep slopes, where a wildfire, if ignited, would rapidly escalate, and fire suppression activities would be challenging due to limited road access. By creating a fuel break, the proposed project would slow wildfire spread, reduce wildfire intensity, extend the time residents would have to evacuate, and provide firefighters better access to the fire's edge if a wildfire were to occur. This project was previously funded by "local" Measure C funds, and is now funded by "core" Measure C funds.
